Stocks rose broadly in morning trading Monday on hopes for a plan to restore long-term confidence in the euro.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 140 points, led by banks. Italian bond yields dropped sharply after a new government there introduced new austerity measures aimed at restoring confidence in that country's debt...
Signs of future growth in the U.S. economy and a drop in borrowing costs for embattled European countries pushed stocks higher in morning trading Friday.
The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators rose more than Wall Street analysts were expecting, a sign that the economy may pick up in the coming months...