Stocks closed higher on news of falling unemployment plus a reassuring forecast from Sun Microsystems. The Dow closed up forty-seven points at 10,572. NASDAQ rose forty-eight points to close at 1,929. Unemployment fell to a four-month low to 5.5% for February, but President Bush says that's not proof the economy is back on track.

在失业人数减少及太阳微系统公司发布可靠预报等利好消息的刺激下，股市收盘上扬。道琼斯工业指数上升47点收于10,572点。纳斯达克上涨48点收于1929点。2月份的失业率已降至5.5%，是4个月以来最低的。但是布什总统表示这并不证明经济已走上了正轨。