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Working leaner, outsourcing jobs to countries with cheap labor. >> increasingly, manufacturing is going to be a matter of computer programming, software, and robots. >> reporter: that's why experts say math and science degrees are golden these days, and that stock is only going up. people here say they've learned to take nothing for grant it. all the traders we spoke to said they're watching three things. the chinese economy, the european recession, and most of all, the gridlock in washington. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> we all remember that dreadful day. almost four years ago to the ...

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. thanks, michael. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead. race to the top. big news today from wall street as the stock market hit an all-time tie. it's big news for business. but the middle class and poor are getting hammered. we'll talk about that in a moment. first, the market's big jump today. >> moments ago on the floor of the new york stock exchange, the dow jones industrial average closed at an all-time high. >> the dow ballooned past its previous record high hit before october of '07. >> march of 2009, maria, 6,547 on the do...

Been a by turns, thrilling, soul killing, roller coaster ride. in march, 2009, the dow hit its low point, 6,547. 50% of its value wiped out. but since then, an historic surge, the fastest since world war ii. although uncertainty remains. >> it is a sigh of relief, i don't think it is long term. i think it is something that we get this week. and maybe next week. and then, we're off to the races again. >> reporter: next shoe to drop, a big one, tomorrow. the august jobs number. many of the recent reports have been very disappointing. but if this one exceeds expectations, today's rally could well...

states. newt gingrich and rick santorum are fighting romney for the conservative vote in the south. tiger woods suffered a tournament ending injury. watch him after this approach shot on the 10th hole at doral. look at him. favoring that left leg. tiger withdrew after the 11th hole. he injured that tendon in the masters last year. we begin this hour in afghanistan where an american is accused of a cold blooded killing spree. the pentagon has not released the soldier's name but says he's an army staff sergeant in his mid 30s. he served several tours of duty in iraq but on his firs...

was 14,164, but we have come a long way, baby. a long way from the bottom, like we have doubled. that is pretty incredible. and also incredible, the surge since president obama took office. the dow is up 63% since inauguration day. that ranks him fifth. after 1,153 days in office, fdr, calvin coolidge, dwiez eisenhower, and bill clinton had b better records. and this is important, because a lot of the americans are invested in the stock market. according to gallop, 54% of americans own stock through the pensions and the 401(k)s, and the market is not for the very few. the question is...