http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/19/mark...ex.htm?cnn=yes
The Dow industrials closed above 12,000 for the first time ever Thursday, the 19-year anniversary of the October 1987 stock market crash that was the worst one-day drop in Wall Street's history.
The 30-share Dow (up 19.05 to 12,011.73, Charts) finished 0.2 percent higher, setting a record closing high for the ninth time in the last 12 sessions.
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Who says the economy of the United States is in the shitter?