JeeYeon Park is the stock market writer for CNBC.com. She graduated from Middlebury College, where she majored in psychology and minored in Japanese studies.
JeeYeon Park is the stock market writer for CNBC.com. She graduated from Middlebury College, where she majored in psychology and minored in Japanese studies.
Stocks kicked off the second quarter on a sour note Monday following a weaker-than-expected ISM manufacturing report and as investors took a breather after the S&P 500 finally broke through its record close last week.
Stocks ended near their best levels Tuesday, with the Dow posting a new high and S&P 500 finishing less than 2 points from its closing peak, lifted by a handful of encouraging economic reports that pointed to an improving economy and as investors seemed to temporarily overlook worries in the euro zone.