12169 News Today

Now, here is your look at how wall street will open the day. the dow opens at 12,169 after gaining 61 points. s&p up 16 points. taking a look at overseas trading, the nikkei up 64 points. wall street rallied on weekly jobless claims dropping to a three and a half week low. applications for benefits dropped. with just over a week of trade left in the year, thursdays gains left the s&p 500 less than a percent below where it started in 2011. the dow is up over 5% for the year and the nasdaq is down...

Tensions after nine afghan children were killed this last week. the space shuttle "discovery" is undocking after a successful week long mission expected to be its last. landing is scheduled for wednesday after which "discovery" will be donated to the smithsonian. scientists are showing off a treasure trove of fishing tools that date back 12,000 years. they suggest two separate cultures lived in the area at the time. one that lived inland and another that had a big taste for sea food. the dow...