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Posted: 5/7/2013 6:19:32 PM EST
Trader Michael Zicchinolfi, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Dow Jones industrial average punched through another milestone Tuesday: its first close above 15,000. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/7/2013 6:19:32 PM EST
Specialist Bradley Kessler, lewft, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Dow Jones industrial average punched through another milestone Tuesday: its first close above 15,000. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/7/2013 6:19:32 PM EST
A board at the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, May 7, 2013, shows the closing number for the Dow Jone industrial average. The DJIA punched through another milestone Tuesday: its first close above 15,000. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/7/2013 5:35:06 PM EST
This combination of Associated Press file photos, shows, right, Specialist Charles Boeddinghaus working at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, May 7, 2013 and Justin Timberlake performing at the MasterCard Priceless Premieres concert on Sunday, May 5, 2013 in New York. The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. On the same day, Justin Timberlake tops music lists with “Mirrors” and “Suit & Tie.” (AP Photo)
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Posted: 5/7/2013 5:35:05 PM EST
This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, Patrick Kenny a Specialist of Lehman Brothers working his post on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, and right, the Lehman Brothers headquarters Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 in New York. After Lehman Brothers collapsed, on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, the Dow fell more than 4 percent. (AP Photo)
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Posted: 5/7/2013 5:35:05 PM EST
In this combination of Associated Press file photos, traders, left, give each other a high five on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the closing bell, Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 in New York, and right, Actor George Clooney and then-girlfriend Sarah Larson, arrive at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. The Dow hit its pre-financial crisis high, on Oct. 9, 2007, which is also its highest close of all time until March 5, 2013. On the same day, a New Jersey hospital suspended workers for prying into the medical records of George Clooney, who was treated for a motorcycle accident.(AP Photo)
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Posted: 5/7/2013 5:35:05 PM EST
FILE -This combination of Associated Press file photos, shows, left, traders celebrating on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the Dow closed above 10,000 points for the first time on March 29, 1999, while right, Rwandan voters line-up behind their chosen candidate, Theoneste Ruhama, in Gisenyi, Rwanda. On March 29, 1999, the Dow closed for the first time above 10,000 and Rwanda held it first free elections since the 1994 genocide. (AP Photo/File )
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Posted: 5/7/2013 5:35:05 PM EST
This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, John P. Duffy, left, specialist at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, giving a "V" for victory sign on the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 8, 1987, after the Dow Jones topped 2,000, and Whitney Houston, right, posing with her Grammy at the annual Grammy Awards presentation in New York City, on March 3, 1988. Houston had been nominated for the award the day the Dow Jones first topped 2,000. (AP Photo/File)
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Posted: 5/7/2013 5:35:05 PM EST
This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow Jones Industrial Average marched to an all-time intra-day high on Nov. 10, 1972, in New York, and right, President Nixon and his wife waving on Nov. 7, 1972, in Washington. On Nov. 14, 1972, the Dow closed for the first time above 1,000 points. The week before, President Richard Nixon won re-election by a landslide, beating George McGovern in 49 states. (AP Photo/File)
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Posted: 5/7/2013 3:36:24 PM EST
A board on a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Dow Jones industrial average with an intraday number above 15,000, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The U.S. stock market joined a global rally Tuesday, and the Dow Jones industrial average continued to flirt with the 15,000 mark. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/7/2013 10:32:41 AM EST
Trader Christopher Morie works on his handheld device on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 29, 2013. World stock markets were muted Tuesday May 7, 2013 as cheer over the better-than-expected U.S. jobs report faded. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/5/2013 12:11:30 PM EST
Actor Robert Downey Jr. (C) and Marvel Comics representatives ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to promote his new movie 'Iron Man 3,' April 30, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Posted: 5/5/2013 8:43:47 AM EST
A specialist wears a "Dow 15,000" hat as he works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, May 3, 2013. A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high. The stock market surged, traders donned party hats, and the wave of buying drove three indexes through major milestones. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 3:18:22 PM EST
A board overlooking the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows an intraday number above 1,600 for the S&P 500, Friday, May 3, 2013. A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, rose above 1,600. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 2:23:33 PM EST
A board overlooking the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows an intraday number above 1,600 for the S&P 500, Friday, May 3, 2013. A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, rose above 1,600.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 2:23:33 PM EST
Trader Gregory Rowe wears a "Dow 15,000" hat as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, May 3, 2013. A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, rose above 1,600.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 2:23:33 PM EST
Specialists Devin Cryan, left, and Gabriel Freytes wear a "Dow 15,000" hats as they work at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, May 3, 2013. A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, rose above 1,600.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 2:23:33 PM EST
Specialist Frank Masiello wears a "Dow 15,000" hat as he works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, May 3, 2013. A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, rose above 1,600.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 7:08:33 AM EST
Trader Joseph Tarangelo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, May 2, 2013. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, a day after the market's biggest fall in two weeks, after General Motors and other big companies announced higher profits. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 1:09:51 AM EST
Specialist trader Frank Massiello works at the post that trades SandRidge Energy stock on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 11, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid