WHYY Nightly Business Report August 18, 2014
The catalyst was there was no negative catalyst. There was no deterioration in Eastern Ukraine over the weekend thankfully. Ukraines and russians Foreign Ministers met for lengthy talks in berlin, with moderate progress. Iraqi and kurdish troops retook a dam in northern iraq. Gaza and Palestinian Militants have extended their truce. Dollar general bid 9. 7 billion for Family Dollar. You have a 14year high for nasdaq, and a rally in the s p 500 that took it to within a percentage point of an all time high. Heres how the stocks finished their day at the highs, by the way. The dow up 1 , adding 1...