$Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$
Stocks ended higher Wednesday after July’s Consumer Price Index showed falling U.S. inflation, keeping market hopes alive for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. The gains allowed the S&P 500 to recoup all losses from its Aug. 2-5 meltdown.
The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ gained 20.78 points (0.4%) to end at 5,455.21 – higher than the 5,446.68 that it closed at on Aug. 1 just prior to a two-session sell...