Dow Jones targets 14,000 mark

The Dow Jones industrial average swept past 14,000 for the first time today after a relatively tame inflation report gave investors reason to extend an extraordinary Wall Street rally.

The stock market's best-known indicator crossed 14,000 in the first half-hour of trading but failed to close above that level; it did, however, manage its fourth record close in as many sessions. The Dow rose as high as 14,021.95, having taken just 57 trading days to make the trip from 13,000.