Market Roundup

Tech Leads, Value Worries Recede as Dow 10,000 Hits Record Books

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Aaron L. Task

Wall Street pushes the Dow past the millennial mark in a rush to own the market's leaders before the quarter ends.

Overseas

New Cash From the Old Countries Spurs Dow's Rise

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Peter Eavis

Belatedly, Europeans have been big buyers of U.S. stocks. But will they stick around?

Mutual Funds

Dow Index Funds Have the Name, but S&P Index Funds Have the Cash

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Alison Moore

The more broadly based S&P 500 has proven more popular with investors.

Enough Already

Forget the Round Numbers and Focus on Your Portfolio

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Helene Meisler

The Chartist shares her disdain for the obsessive chatter about Dow 10,000.

The Musical Angle

Where's How Now Now? Seeking the Forgotten Dow Musical

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George Mannes

A 1967 play,

How Now, Dow Jones

, about a Bartiromo precursor and her broker boyfriend, focused on Dow 1000.

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