Wal-Mart helps push Dow higher

An improving sales outlook at Wal-Mart Stores sent US stocks higher today as investors, also cheered by a jump in factory orders, looked past another uptick in the price of oil.

Wal-Mart helps push Dow higher

An improving sales outlook at Wal-Mart Stores sent US stocks higher today as investors, also cheered by a jump in factory orders, looked past another uptick in the price of oil.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 68.36, or 0.7%, to 10,371.80.

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