Summary Box: A year later stocks are up big from lows but many questions about economy remain
By APTuesday, March 9, 2010
Summary Box: Gains slow after big year for stocks
A YEAR LATER: The Dow Jones industrial average is up 61.4 percent since it closed at a 12-year low of 6,547 on March 9, 2009. On paper, U.S. stocks have gained about $5.7 trillion but are still down about $5.5 trillion from the peak in October 2007.
SHOW ME: The second year of market rebounds are tougher because stocks have already come so far. Investors will need proof they were right to bet on a recovery.
THE TESTS: Investors will be looking for more clues about jobs, corporate earnings, housing and the direction of interest rates to justify the gains.
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