promising signs
Stocks rise and Dow crosses 13,000 as dollar advances
Posted May 1st, 2008 by California Home LoanNEW YORK -- Wall Street shot higher Thursday as investors, while anticipating another dismal jobs report Friday, viewed the rising dollar and falling oil prices as promising signs for the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average soared nearly 190 points to close above 13,000 for the first time since Jan. 3.