Some more positive information taken from an article on the wsj.com showing good economic signs and the markets ability to bounce back from the bottom quicker than expected.

-Trevor

The stock market managed to extend its winning streak to four sessions on Tuesday after spending most of the trading day moving between small gains and losses.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 33.63 points, or 0.4%, to 9320.19, its highest close since Nov. 4. The Dow has risen 2.8% over the last four trading days.

The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index rose 3.02 points, or 0.3%, to 1005.65 and the Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 2.70 points, or 0.1%, to 2011.31.

Monday, the S&P 500 topped 1000 for the first time since November and the Nasdaq closed above 2000 for the first time since October after better-than-expected earnings and economic data powered the market higher through July.

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