this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. my colleague, tom hudson, is off tonight. it was up, up, and away here on wall street today the dow rebounded 400 points, and all of the major stock averages surged 4% or more. so, what changed? a positive report on the job market. a surprising fall in jobless claims gave investors some new hope about the u.s. economy. filings for unemployment benefits fell by 7,000 in the past week to 395,000, the fewest claims since april. that news triggered buying right from the opening bell: the dow surged 423 points, the nasdaq jumped 111 points, and the s&p gained 52. as for volume, another day of heavy trading: almost two billion shares on the big board; over three billion on the nasdaq. but despite the upbeat mood, investors still have a list of worries, from the possibility of a recession to political squabbling in washin
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. my colleague, tom hudson, is off tonight. it was up, up, and away here on wall street today the dow rebounded 400 points, and all of the major stock averages surged 4% or more. so, what changed? a positive report on the job market. a surprising fall in jobless claims gave investors some new hope about the u.s. economy. filings for unemployment benefits fell by 7,000 in the past week to 395,000, the fewest claims since april. that news triggered buying right from the opening bell: the dow surged 423 points, the nasdaq jumped 111 points, and the s&p gained 52. as for volume, another day of heavy trading: almost two billion shares on the big board; over three billion on the nasdaq. but despite the upbeat mood, investors still have a list of worries, from the possibility of a recession to political squabbling in washin
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. american investors got an early start on fourth of july fireworks sparking a stock market rally. tom, investors were encouraged by a report showing u.s. manufacturing is still healthy even though the economy is weak. susie, the major stock averages posted strong gains for the fifth day in a row. the dow rose 168 points. the nasdaq added 42.5 and the s&p 500 was up 19. those numbers helped stocks post their biggest weekly gain since the bull market began more than two years ago. the dow was up 5.4%. the nasdaq added over 6% on the week. and the s&p 500 tacked on 5.6% since last friday. susie: so far it looks like the second half of the year is off to a good start. darren gersh reports. reporter: just like the traffic heading for the beach, the economy in the second half of the year is expected to be slow, but ste
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. american investors got an early start on fourth of july fireworks sparking a stock market rally. tom, investors were encouraged by a report showing u.s. manufacturing is still healthy even though the economy is weak. susie, the major stock averages posted strong gains for the fifth day in a row. the dow rose 168 points. the nasdaq added 42.5 and the s&p 500 was up 19. those numbers helped stocks post their biggest weekly gain since the bull market began more than two years ago. the dow was up 5.4%. the nasdaq added over 6% on the week. and the s&p 500 tacked on 5.6% since last friday. susie: so far it looks like the second half of the year is off to a good start. darren gersh reports. reporter: just like the traffic heading for the beach, the economy in the second half of the year is expected to be slow, but ste
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. american investors got an early start on fourth of july fireworks sparking a stock market rally. tom, investors were encouraged by a report showing u.s. manufacturing is still healthy even though the economy is weak. susie, the major stock averages posted strong gains for the fifth day in a row. the dow rose 168 points. the nasdaq added 42.5 and the s&p 500 was up 19. those numbers helped stocks post their biggest weekly gain since the bull market began more than two years ago. the dow was up 5.4%. the nasdaq added over 6% on the week. and the s&p 500 tacked on 5.6% since last friday. susie: so far it looks like the second half of the year is off to a good start. darren gersh reports. reporter: just like the traffic heading for the beach, the economy in the second half of the year is expected to be slow, but ste