Solid Stock Gains for a Second Day

By WTOP Staff
December 15, 2015 | 4:45 PM

(NEW YORK) — Solid gains for the stocks for the second day in a row.

The Dow Jones index up 156 points, the S&P 500 had a bigger percentage gain, gaining more than 1 percent Tuesday. Oil prices moved up from their recent lows.

Gaining more than 2 percent after rising Monday, energy stocks are the top performing sector.

Banking stocks did well with investors looking forward to higher interest rates.

Hail to the chief: Take our presidential trivia quiz

By Rick Massimo
February 15, 2021 | 1:46 PM

EDITOR'S NOTE: WTOP first brought you this quiz in 2019. Presidents Day is coming. How well do you know the less-important facts about the nation's leaders? Take WTOP's quiz — with any luck, it won't take you all Presidents Day to finish it.

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