Wall Street ends higher, led by tech, Microsoft
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks climbed on Monday as last week’s sharp losses brought buyers back to the market and shares of Microsoft jumped after an activist investor took a stake in the company. Helping the Dow, shares of Caterpillar rose 2. 8 percent to $82. 71, as the company said the pullback in spending by miners was temporary. The stock gains came despite a lowered 2013 outlook from the company. The market’s bounce followed the S&P 500’s worst weekly loss since November and suggested to some market watchers that a much debated market correction has yet to arrive. . . .
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