Money | Dow Jones Dow Up 30 Ahead of Intel Earnings December retail sales sag By Nick McMaster Posted Jan 14, 2010 3:16 PM CST Copied In this Nov. 27, 2009, file photo, traders move about the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the opening bell. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File) Stocks gained today on optimism over Intel's earnings, due after the bell, despite an unexpected drop in December retail sales and a rise in business inventories, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow added 30 points to close at 10,711. The Nasdaq gained 9 points, closing at 2,317. The S&P 500 grew by 3 points, settling at 1,149. Read These Next Trump, Johnson aren't happy with pick for Super Bowl headliner. SCOTUS sounds skeptical about law banning gay conversion therapy. Felix Baumgartner's death attributed to his own error. It's being called a disturbing trend: paragliders with bombs. Report an error