The Dow is bouncing back from declines and heading toward the 9000 mark. After a 90-point loss on Monday, the index had gained 74.74 to reach 8890.99 by midmorning. The Nasdaq was up 15.10 at 1807.61. Asia: Income-tax-cut disappointment had Tokyo's Nikkei dropping 1.56 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up .44 percent. Europe: Wall Street's losses Monday were shrugged off on the Continent, where there were rises in Germany (1.14 percent), France (.47 percent), and Britain (.33 percent).
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The Dow is bouncing back from declines and heading toward the 9000 mark. After a 90-point loss on Monday, the index had gained 74.74 to reach 8890.99 by midmorning. The Nasdaq was up 15.10 at 1807.61. Asia: Income-tax-cut disappointment had Tokyo's Nikkei dropping 1.56 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up .44 percent. Europe: Wall Street's losses Monday were shrugged off on the Continent, where there were rises in Germany (1.14 percent), France (.47 percent), and Britain (.33 percent).
