KQED Nightly Business Report March 19, 2016
Dow logging five straight weeks of gains. A rise in oil prices, decent economic data, and the feds decision to embark on a more gradual path of rate hikes helped power stocks over the past five sessions. Today the Dow Jones Industrial average added 120 points to 17,602. The nasdaq gained 20. And the s p 500 rose nearly 9. For the week, all of the major indexes rose 1 or more. And its not just the dow and the s p 500 that are deserving of attention. Theres another group of stocks thats been quietly outperforming the rest. Dominic chew has that story. Reporter the stock markets made a strong com...