KQED Nightly Business Report March 17, 2015
Year. And it has pressured stocks heavily at tim. The rising dollar can sap the profits of Big Companies that export or do a lot of business outside the u. S. Yet the strength of todays rally was a bit of a head scratcher. It really wasnt that much news to drive s the dow was up 228 points to close 17,977. The s p 500 went along adding 27. The rally caught some by surprise considering theres a meeting of the Federal Reserve this week. Usually investors go into a Holding Pattern until after the meeting. But, oh well not today. Anyway the big theme this week when dealing with Interest Rates, wil...