12,000 in Sight: Students from a tour group look over the floor of the New York Stock Exchange from a balcony as a screen shows the Dow just over the 12,000 mark Jan. 26. The Federal Reserve voted Jan. 26 to press ahead with its $600 billion Treasury bond purchase program and leave interest rates unchanged, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average flirted with the 12,000 mark for the first time in over two years.
Dow Flirts With12,000 Mark for First Time in Over Two Years
The Federal Reserve voted Jan. 26 to press ahead with its $600 billion Treasury bond purchase program.
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