US: Wall Street taking traction

 Dow sails past all-time high

The Dow is back. All the way back. At the opening bell Tuesday, the benchmark index sailed past its all-time closing high of 14,164.53 set Oct. 9, 2007.In midday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 1%, more than 140 points to above 14,270. It has now erased the 54% loss it suffered in the brutal 2007-2009 bear market. Just three of the Dow's 30 stocks: drug giant Merck, soft drink maker Coca-Cola and home improvement retail chain Home Depot were trading lower.

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