The month of February continued the steady gains of January for the Dow, which has climbed nearly 600 points so far this year. The Dow hit the 13,000 mark for the first time since early 2008, before the world markets collapsed. Although the index has climbed back to where it was before the crash, the perceptions of investors and the realities of the job market and debt situation give reason for concern about the meaning of the Dow hitting that mark. [More...]