Stocks: Market rises after Summers exits Fed race
By Associated Press on Sep 16, 2013, at 3:36 PM
Finance
Porat’s own bank almost vanished when hedge funds, spooked by difficulties getting money out of bankrupt Lehman Brothers, pulled more than $128 billion in two weeks from Morgan Stanley.
When it comes to catastrophes and disasters, anniversaries typically bring up bad memories.
NEW YORK — Stocks are higher after former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers withdrew from the race to become head of the Federal Reserve.
Summers had been expected to move aggressively to rein in the Fed's huge economic stimulus program.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 118 points, or 0.8 percent, to close at 15,494 Monday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose nine points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,697.
The Nasdaq composite fell four points, or 0.1 percent, to 3,717, pulled down by Apple.
The president is expected to nominate Ben Bernanke's successor as early as this month. The current front-runner is Janet Yellen, the Fed's vice chair.
Two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was average at 3 billion shares.
Finance
Porat’s own bank almost vanished when hedge funds, spooked by difficulties getting money out of bankrupt Lehman Brothers, pulled more than $128 billion in two weeks from Morgan Stanley.
When it comes to catastrophes and disasters, anniversaries typically bring up bad memories.
