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After weathering years of high unemployment, falling home prices and losses in their retirement portfolios, many Americans are unperturbed by the debt downgrade that sent the Dow plunging.

Focusing on what the Dow did yesterday, or last month (or what it will do next month) will probably lead you astray when managing your money.

The blue chips are at their highest point in 18 months and look poised to pass another milestone in the rally that's lifted the index by 40% over the past year.  

A decade ago, some stock market soothsayers forecast that the 2000s would bring staggering gains. Even more staggering now is how wrong they were.

The 30-stock index represents the market to many people. But few of the stocks are worth buying, and a third should be dumped fast. If you don't own them, why follow them?

Powered by a gush of strong earnings reports, the Dow has finally ballooned above 10,000 again. But could this most recent leg of the market rally turn out to be a cruel hoax?

Ten years ago, Dow 36,000 was a prediction that many took seriously. After going through 2 crashes, here's what we can learn about hubris -- and about keeping the lifeboats handy.

For all the talk of another big drop coming, the pieces are in place for 3 years of 15% annual increases for the giants of the blue-chip index.

Champagne corks started popping early this morning on Wall Street as the Dow crept past 9,000 points. But the question still remains: will it stay there?

Jeremy Hobson reports.

Once down more than 120, the Dow closes off just 24 points. Traders fear that rising rates will threaten glimmerings of a recovery.

Crude tops $71 a barrel; pump prices inch higher. Mortgage applications hit a 4-month low.