Markets Soar as Darden, Nike Show Consumer Strength

The stock market continued to move sharply higher on Thursday, bouncing back from its big plunge to start the week. Investors have renewed confidence that the broader economy will cooperate with their hopes for sustained growth without painful side effects. That enthusiasm helped send the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) to another day of gains exceeding 1%.

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