The Dow gains 203 points and is back over the 10,000 mark as investors parse whatever good news they can get their hands on. Today it was a decent showing by retailers in October, a decline in weekly jobless claims, and some positive comments by Cisco CEO John Chambers (that really pushed up tech issues). Timing is interesting - tomorrow the government reports October job numbers that will likely show a higher unemployment rate (they're talking close to 10 percent) but lower job losses. Place your bets. (Bloomberg)