Both indexes closing at record highs a handful of times this month and the nasdaq inched ever closer to what we thought wed never see again, 5,000 and it wasnt just stocks. Oil which had been on a downward trajectory may have found a floor scoring biggest monthly gain since 2009. So for the month, blue chip dow index rose more than 5 nasdaq gained 7 best month since january of 2012 and s p 500 rose about 5. 5 and all this came despite a pullback today with the dow falling 81 points to 18,132. Nasdaq down 24 points to 4,963 and s p 500 lost 6 points. Dominic chu looks at what was behind the february surge and some of the big events that loom ahead. Reporter after a rough start to 2015 in january, the market staged a comeback. And now, this is one of the best februarys on record. At certain points we hit historic highs for both the Dow Jones Industrial average and the s p 500. Even the nasdaq composite is inching closer and closer to records we havent seen since the internet stock bubble
We want to begin on the sunday morning with the question, should the u. S. Require mandatory voting . For democrats, the number to call is 202 7488000. For republicans, the number is 202 7488001. We also have a line for independents. 202 7458002. We welcome our listeners on cspan radio and around the world. You can send us a tweet at cspanwj. Or join us on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. In yemen rebels call supporters to arms. There will be a special meeting with the Un Security Council today in new york city. We want to get your opinion on mandatory voting. Should it be required. . Here is a story from the hill newspaper. This is part of a question in cleveland. Both, the president floating the idea of mandatory voting as a strategy in the short term to counter money and politics. In australia and other countries, there is mandatory voting. Remarks coming in response to the corrosive role of money and politics. The president says that his department of justice would defend voting righ
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