AP – Stocks surged to their highest level in five months Tuesday after a measure of the most important driver of the U.S. economy surged ahead in September, a hopeful sign for the country’s main source of employment. A surprise move by the Bank of Japan to cut its key interest rate to virtually zero also lifted stocks worldwide.
How the major stock indexes fared Tuesday (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News on October 5th, 2010