USA TODAY | Stocks Pare Gains as Tech Shares Slide Wall Street Journal The rally has been spurred by confidence in continued growth in the U.S. economy, a recovery in oil prices and the likelihood that U.S. interest rates will remain low. Some traders said now that the rebound from February's lows have carried major U.S ... Stocks shrug off oil drop as Dow tops 18000 for first time since July Oil falls on failed output freeze; Dow above 18000 Oil market stumbles but recovers after OPEC impasse |