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Does the new Dow high mean mission accomplished for the U.S. economic recovery? Not so fast, but it closes another chapter on the financial crisis.

The Dow gained nearly 100 points this morning, topping 14,225 and breaking into record territory.

Two days away from the sequester, the Dow is pretty much right where it was a month ago. Why is Wall Street seemingly unfazed by Washington's latest fiscal deadline?

On Wednesday, the central bank released meeting minutes which showed division over whether to continue its stimulative policy of quantitative easing.

While the Dow has been inching toward a record high, Apple's stock has taken a significant dive.

With stocks back at pre-financial crisis levels, some small investors are stepping gingerly back into the market. With encouraging corporate and economic news, why the hesitance?

The Dow jumped almost 6 percent in January — its best start to the year since 1994. Does this mean the individual investor has returned to the stock market?

The latest home price numbers from the S&P/Case-Shiller Index show the strongest year-over-year growth since 2006.

Two of the major stock indices closed at five-year highs today, while the CBOE Volatility Index drops to its lowest since April 2007.

Corporate earnings season is here again. The first reports arrive today, starting with the aluminum company Alcoa. Analysts are bracing for a slew of lackluster numbers.