Stocks Rally on Home Sales Report as Dow Tops 9,000

By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY – The powerful rally on Wall Street reached a significant milestone Thursday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average pulled its chin over the 9,000 mark for the first time since January. A better-than-expected report of a 3.6% rise in existing home sales in June from the National Association of Realtors on Thursday is just the latest sign telling investors that the economy’s worst may be over.