Surging Airlines Give Stock Markets a Lift

The stock market recovered some ground on Thursday as market participants got more optimistic about the prospects for a new government stimulus package. Despite partisan conflict, signs emerged that lawmakers on Capitol Hill might be able to reach some kind of consensus. Given that many investors had written off such aid until at least after the November elections, that was enough to send the Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES: ^DJI), S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) higher.

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