Alltime high. The blue chip dow index breaks above 18,000 for the first time this year and not to be outdone, small caps also finished the day at a record. Strong Economic Data out of europe gave the markets a lift early on and hopes that greece and its creditors will reach some sort of deal when they talks on monday. Dow jones rose to 18,019. Nasdaq gained 36 points to fresh 15 year high and the s p 500 was up 8. For the week the dow rose 1 . The nasdaq up more than 3 best week since last october and the s p 500 gained 2 . The Energy Sector was helped by a 3 rise in west texas crude. It is now up nearly 20 from its lows last month. Brent crude back up above 60 a barrel actually above 61 for the first time this year. Both benchmarks have now risen for three consecutive weeks. Whats behind the broad based runup and is a sign the bulls will stay in control . Dominic chu reports. Reporter it may not feel like it for many investors but we are once again at record high levels in the stock m
Alltime high. The blue chip dow index breaks above 18,000 for the first time this year and not to be outdone, small caps also finished the day at a record. Strong Economic Data out of europe gave the markets a lift early on and hopes that greece and its creditors will reach some sort of deal when they talks on monday. Dow jones rose to 18,019. Nasdaq gained 36 points to fresh 15 year high and the s p 500 was up 8. For the week the dow rose 1 . The nasdaq up more than 3 best week since last october and the s p 500 gained 2 . The Energy Sector was helped by a 3 rise in west texas crude. It is now up nearly 20 from its lows last month. Brent crude back up above 60 a barrel actually above 61 for the first time this year. Both benchmarks have now risen for three consecutive weeks. Whats behind the broad based runup and is a sign the bulls will stay in control . Dominic chu reports. Reporter it may not feel like it for many investors but we are once again at record high levels in the stock m
Alltime high. The blue chip dow index breaks above 18,000 for the first time this year and not to be outdone, small caps also finished the day at a record. Strong Economic Data out of europe gave the markets a lift early on and hopes that greece and its creditors will reach some sort of deal when they talks on monday. Dow jones rose to 18,019. Nasdaq gained 36 points to fresh 15 year high and the s p 500 was up 8. For the week the dow rose 1 . The nasdaq up more than 3 best week since last october and the s p 500 gained 2 . The Energy Sector was helped by a 3 rise in west texas crude. It is now up nearly 20 from its lows last month. Brent crude back up above 60 a barrel actually above 61 for the first time this year. Both benchmarks have now risen for three consecutive weeks. Whats behind the broad based runup and is a sign the bulls will stay in control . Dominic chu reports. Reporter it may not feel like it for many investors but we are once again at record high levels in the stock m
journalist ron brownstein of the national journal and peter baker of the new york times. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. herman cain and michele bachmann were on this show the day after the iowa straw poll in august. she won, he was fifth, but unbowed. this campaign has encouraged and our momentum continues to grow. reporter: in an august quinnipiac poll, bachmann ranked third among republicans with 12%. cain just 5%. now in a cbs news poll of republican primary voters she sits between ron paul and rick santorum with 4%. he s tied for first with mitt romney. herman cain is big-league now soaking up the limelight on the view and the tonight show promoting his book this is herman cain. still, in the universe of 2012 politics getting to the top and staying there are wholly different things. with me now, republican presidential candidate herman cain. thanks for finding time for us between the view and the tonight show. appreciate it. cou