Market Records

Bernanke spoke and investors liked what they heard. Wall Street is buzzing, equities are fluffy. The DOW closed today at 12,690 and one can sense that 13,000 is a distinct possibility in the near future.

Reuters: Nasdaq closes at highest in more than 10 years

...Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's first-ever press conference did nothing to short-circuit investors' optimistic outlook on the economy.