Dow Closes Weirdly High
The Dow leaped to 10226.94, its highest finish since October 3, 2008, today. Everyone has various theories as to why, but we like this one, which amounts to basically a shrug: "The market does create its own psychology. You would never go to the grocery store and pay a higher price because someone else did, but that's what happens in stocks." [CNN]

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