Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes at All-Time High

The Dow Jones industrial average reached record highs on Tuesday, surpassing a key level in its recovery from the 2008 financial meltdown. After first hitting a record opening Tuesday morning, the Dow maintained its highs, closing up 125.95 points to 14,253.77 at the end of New York trading at 4 p.m. ET, topping the previous record close of 14,164 achieved on Oct. 9, 2007. Since the last record, the housing market collapsed, the economy has stumbled through years of slow growth and high...Full Story