1. But their hopes were fractured, if not shattered, Friday morning when the Commerce Department reported that a key inflation indicator rose sharply in the first quarter. 2. All the indicators rose during the first two months of the year, fueling hopes that the economy has finally emerged from its long depression. 3. Broader indicators also rose, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index posting the sharpest gain. 4. Broader indicators also were rising. 5. Broader stock indicators also rose sharply. 6. Broader stock indicators also rose. 7. Broader stock indicators rose Friday. 8. Broader stock indicators rose. 9. Broader indicators also rose Wednesday. 10. Broader stock indicators also rose, although advancing stocks only narrowly beat decliners. |