Dow tops 14,000

Stocks rose on Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average above 14,000 for the first time since July, as investors snapped up technology shares, including IBM and Intel Corp at the start of the fourth quarter.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 105.02 points, or 0.76 percent, at 14,000.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 9.19 points, or 0.60 percent, at 1,535.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 18.21 points, or 0.67 percent, at 2,719.71.