Stocks Rally in Spite of Global Issues

My apologies for the extreme brevity of this post, but seriously, no time today. - FR

Stocks, after a brief decline at the open, went straight up all day, almost without pause. Even the threat of Greece defaulting didn't allay the bulls. It was remarkable, in the face of so many financial headwinds.

Dow 12,044.47, +208.43 (1.76%)
NASDAQ 2,697.97, +57.99 (2.20%)
S&P 500 1,261.15, +23.25 (1.88%)
NYSE Composite 7,604.97, +143.81 (1.93%)
NASDAQ Volume 2,081,688,750.00
NYSE Volume 4,664,793,500
Combined NYSE & NASDAQ Advance - Decline: 4290-1341
Combined NYSE & NASDAQ New highs - New lows: 87-64
WTI crude oil: 94.07 +1.56
Gold: 1,765.10, +35.50
Silver: 34.50. +0.56