A lot of people have trouble getting back to work after a long holiday weekend, but the stock market certainly isn't showing any signs of a holiday hangover. Despite all sorts of concerning news, including a slip in consumer confidence, increasingly difficult conditions in Spain, and readings that home prices were unchanged in the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrials
The biggest gainer was Caterpillar
Chevron
Finally, Microsoft
Holiday!
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