Stocks surge as banks, tech firms lead indexes higher
(WorldNews Business)

NEW YORK — Stocks around the world jumped on Tuesday, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 had one of its best days of the year, as markets put a shaky last couple of weeks further behind them. Shares of technology companies and retailers helped lead the way in the United States. And with markets in a less-nervous mood, prices for Treasury bonds, gold and other go-to investments for turbulent times fell. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 24.14 points, or 1 percent, to 2,452.51 for its fourth-biggest gain of the year. It’s taken just two days for the index to recoup half the loss it sustained in the two weeks since setting a record on Aug. 7. Those two weeks were a jolt...