Stock market snaps back

Stocks soared today, reversing course after a 115-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average on Wednesday and a 374-point decline last week. The Dow closed up 206.24, or 2.06%, at 10,218.60; the S&P 500 rose 22.45, or 1.97%, closing at 1,159.95; and the Nasdaq composite was up 48.65, or 2.54%, to close at 1,962.41. All numbers are preliminary.