optimism. last week the blue chip index flirted with 13,000. yesterday the dow rode a surge in the economy to cross a threshold not seen since before the great recession. fueling yesterday's rally, a swell of consumer confidence in february driven by improving job prospects and an upbeat overall attitude about the nation's economy. for instance, johnson and johnson added 5.5 points to the dow's crucial rise. microsoft had the biggest percentage gain a among the 30 stocks adding 2%. tech shares added a boost. sending the semiconductor index higher as a whole. earnings front, office depot shares, they shot up 19% thanks to its impressive quarterly report. on the down side, dream works animation tumbling in late trade after a weak earnings report and forecast after the bell there. new york based cable vision seeing its stocks slide, too. 10% after reporting an increase in capitol expenses last
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