Stocks enjoyed a solidly higher session Wednesday, albeit amid somewhat light trading action, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to a new record close.
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Original post by WIBA-AM Madison

Investors are pinning their hopes on another good year for the FTSE 100 Index in 2007, buoyed by fresh takeover activity and higher commodity prices.The Footsie powered to a new five-and-a-half year high of …
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Original post by The Press Association on Topix.net

Wall Street extended its advance into a second session Wednesday as bargain hunters picked up stocks across a variety of sectors and sent the Dow Jones industrials past 12,500 for the first time.
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Original post by Athens Banner-Herald

One year ago, only the boldest of contrarians would step up to buy shares of General Motors.
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Original post by WHJJ-AM Providence

U.S. stocks continued to climb Wednesday afternoon with the Dow Jones industrial average nearing 12,500 in early afternoon trading.
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Original post by UPI

European stocks enjoyed their biggest one-day advance for a month on Wednesday as Wall Street put in yet another strong performance.
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Original post by South Africa News.Net

Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Ford Motor Co., up 8 cents at $7.58, Toyota Motor Corp., up $2.45 at …
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

The benchmark Sensex ended more than 150 points, or 1.10 per cent, higher on Bombay Stock Exchange today on widespread buying by foreign and domestic funds in banking, auto and technology sector stocks.
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Original post by India Daily

Bargain hunters sent Wall Street higher for a second straight session Wednesday, buying stocks across a number of sectors in the final stretch of the year.
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday, with the auto industry set to be in the spotlight of what could be another day of low-volume trade after a meeting between executives at Toyota Motor and Ford Motor Co.
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Original post by Fort Wayne News-Sentinel