Dow soars to open above 23,000 for the first time

The Dow Jones industrial average opened above 23,000 for the first time Wednesday after briefly crossing the milestone in intraday trading Tuesday. Strong earnings results from IBM propelled the Dow 114.49 points -- or 0.5 percent -- at the open, sending the index of 30 blue chip stocks to 23,111.93. IBM shares, meanwhile, were up...