News Corp's Bid For Dow Jones Lifts Markets To Higher Close

News Corp.'s $5 billion offer for Dow Jones lifted the markets to a higher close with the Dow soaring 73 points to 13,136. Nasdaq gained 6 points to 2532 while S&P 500 added 4 points to 1486. The 30-year bond edged up as the yield eased to 4.816%.