Dow Cruising

The Dow Industrials are setting records:

The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 71.24 points, or 0.63 percent, at 11,354.49, its highest close since January 19, 2000. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed up 3.67 points, or 0.28 percent, at 1,305.41. The Nasdaq Composite Index finished up 3.33 points, or 0.14 percent, at 2,333.63.

Dow 12,000?

The housing market has cooled, but that tends to usher in commercial development and the job market is very solid. Good news all around, just don't expect the MSM to tell you that.