Investors Begin March With Lots of Green on the Screen, Oil Higher

March is coming in like a lion for investors.
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March is coming in like a lion for investors. There are green arrows around the world on the first trading day of the month. The major U.S. stock indexes saw gains in February and oil is up 30% from its lows. Bespoke says March is historically a good month for stocks but April is the strongest. Apple (AAPL) gets a big win in court. A New York Judge says the tech giant doesn't have to unlock a drug dealers iPhone. The judge denied a Department of Justice request to force Apple to bypass the security passcode on the iPhone of a criminal defendant in a drug case. The ruling is expected to influence the outcome of Apple's fight with the U.S. government over the San Bernandino killer's iPhone. It's 'Super Tuesday' when 12 states hold primaries and caucuses for the presidential election. The multi-state primaries will likely give a good idea which Democrat and which Republican will face off against each other in the general election in November. Polls point to a Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton match-up.