The Dow Jones Industrial Average is approaching 10,000 as optimism sets in about the economy.

Dow Jones Industrial reaches 9000, on the news of improved profits and house sales. Ford and The Labor Department on the opposite sides of the story.

The Wall Street responded very positively to Obama Geithner's bank rescue plan and Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 497 points ending the day at 7,775.86.

The follow-up of the U.S. stocks after the biggest gain in months was only modest and short lived. However, Citigroup that yesterday pushed the rally is still doing good today. However, investors took some profits today as faith is still lacking about the economic recovery.

U.S. stock prices rose on many of the world's markets Tuesday after a report that troubled Citigroup posted its best financial performance in more than a year in the first two months of 2009.

Today is a day in the U.S. stock markets that many investors and market analysts were waiting for a long time. The markets are back from mult-year lows Dow Jones and Nasdaq are recovering with a strong force. Financial stocks and the industry that have started this economic downturn contributed to the recovery. What went right today?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 119 points, or 1.66% at 7,062, its lowest close since May 7, 1997.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which fell to a six-year low Thursday, continued to fall, finishing the Friday down 100 points to a 6 1/2 year low.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down about 90 points at a six-year low as weak economic reports reinforce worries of a long recession. Dow ended the day under 7,500 as the U.S. stocks retreated on bank worries.

The investors did not hear to the economic stimulus plan and Geithner's bank rescue plan. Realizing that the first bailout did not work investors send the stocks down Dow Jones Industrial Average ending the day at three months low. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 382 points, or 4.6 percent, according to early tallies. NASDAQ lost 63 points and S&P lost 42.73 points, losing 4.91 percent of its value.

The U.S. stock market continued its steady downward slide on Wednesday, finishing at a point lower than any seen in the past 5 years.

It seems that no news or measure that the U.S. takes can stem the blood loss. Despite news that the U.S. is considering taking equity stakes in banks to inject liquidity quickly into the financial markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) continued its dizzying slide.