Dow Jones sets new high in closing above 15,000

Investor confidence drives stock markets to record highs but rally comes amid mixed signals from the wider US economy The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time Tuesday as investor confidence in the US's economic recovery drove stock markets to record highs. The leading stock market index closed a fraction below 15,000 on Monday but set a new high Tuesday in what has become the fastest start to any year since the raging bull market of 1999. At the close, the blue-chi...