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The Dow Jones industrial average is closing with its biggest gain in nearly two weeks.

Caterpillar drove the Dow Jones industrial average higher Friday after the company reported a huge gain in first-quarter earnings. The world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment rose 2.5 percent after its earnings increased more than five-fold. The company also raised its sales and profit forecast for the year.

Stocks started the week with big gains Monday on a major telecommunications deal and signs that Japan's nuclear crisis was stabilizing. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 12,000 for the first time since a nuclear power plant in Japan failed following a massive earthquake and tsunami....

The stock market staged its biggest rally since May on Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average above 10000, as investors rushed to buy blue-chip shares near their lowest levels this year. The hope was that coming quarterly ...

Better-than-expected orders for U.S.-made manufactured goods lead equities higher in morning trading.

Strong earnings from JPMorgan, Intel and others push up the blue-chip index in midday trading. The Dow Jones industrial average finally got back above 10,000 today -- briefly -- as banking and technology sectors did their best to move it above that psychological barrier.