Stock market rises after good news on earnings, job market
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is closing sharply higher after investors received encouraging news on corporate earnings and the jobs market.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 225 points, or 1.3 percent, to close at 17,416 Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 19 points, or 1 percent, to 2,021.
The government reported Thursday that weekly claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a 15-year low. Ford, Harley-Davidson, Coach and Ally Financial were among the companies that reported quarterly results that exceeded Wall Street's expectations
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged up to 1.76 percent from 1.72 late Wednesday.
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