Dow Jones breaks through 10,000

Roy Jones jnr and Bernard Hopkins traded barbs as they touted a rematch almost two decades in the making."Roy Jones ain't nothing to do with Bernard Hopkins' legacy and career, up to now, because there will be a final chapter, and that's important to me," said Hopkins, who was vanquished by Jones 17 years ago in a middleweight title fight."He didn't win the first time and he won't win this time," Jones retorted.

David Hunkar submits: The Dow Jones BRIC Brazil 15 Index represents 15 of the largest and most liquid stocks traded on the Bovespa stock exchange of Brazil. In US dollar terms, the index had an exceptional performance this year. As of November 30th, the index is up nearly 136%. In terms of the Brazilian Real it is up about 77%. Last year this index lost 56%.

AP - Upbeat forecasts from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Intel Corp. propelled the stock market higher for a fifth day. The Standard & Poor's 500 index topped the 1,200 mark Wednesday for the first time in a year and a half. The Dow Jones industrial average moved above 11,100. Corporate earnings numbers and government reports on retail sales and regional economic conditions all indicated that the recovery is taking hold.

Surprisingly strong earnings reports from Intel Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are sending stocks sharply higher. In early trading Wednesday, the Dow Jones industrials were about 40 points away from the 10,000 mark, a level not seen in a year.

Wall Street's main index, the Dow Jones, slid below 7,000 points at opening, for the first time since 1997. The huge AIG losses had a sharp effect on the first stocks transaction. Earlier, Asian and European markets were also down.

The Dow Jones has topped 10,000 points for the first time since October 2008, marking an important step toward the end of the financial crisis, according to analysts.

American jazz pianist Hank Jones died on Sunday in a New York hospital following a short illness, his agent Jean-Pierre Leduc who lives in Montreal told AFP. Jones was 91.Jones, who was born into a musical family, was the older brother of Elvin Jones, the legendary drummer for John Coltrane, and of trumpeter Thad Jones -- both deceased.Jones had remained very active in his last years, despite his age, touring Europe in 2009, with shows in Vienna, Paris, Geneva, the Czech Republic and Istanbul.

The Dow Jones industrial average crossed the psychologically important 10,000 number for the first time since one year ago as investors reacted to strong reports from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp