News Alert: Dow closes above 13,000 for first time since 2008

	Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:22:23 PM ECONOMY/BUSINESS NEWS ALERT Dow closes above 13,000 for first time since 2008 The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 13,000 for the first time since May 19, 2008, almost four months before the fall of the Lehman Brothers investment bank triggered the worst of the financial crisis. The Dow finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession — bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and a stock market panic that cut retirement savings in half. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/markets/us-stock-market-futures-trim-early-gains-after-weak-durable-goods-report-oil-prices-dip/2012/02/28/gIQA2v0tfR_story.html Or visit PostBusiness.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy