US Stocks Rise on Data, German Vote

U.S. stocks were modestly higher on Thursday, as Wall Street was lifted by promising economic data and a key vote passed in Germany to support a stronger euro bailout fund.
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/124029120.jpg" alt="German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with economy minister Philipp Roesler during a session at the Bundestag (Germany's lower house of parliament) in Berlin earlier this month. Yesterday, Bundestag voted to approve additional powers for Europe's bailout fund.(WOLFGANG KUMM/AFP/Getty Images)" title="German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with economy minister Philipp Roesler during a session at the Bundestag (Germany's lower house of parliament) in Berlin earlier this month. Yesterday, Bundestag voted to approve additional powers for Europe's bailout fund.(WOLFGANG KUMM/AFP/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1797060"/></a>
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with economy minister Philipp Roesler during a session at the Bundestag (Germany's lower house of parliament) in Berlin earlier this month. Yesterday, Bundestag voted to approve additional powers for Europe's bailout fund.(WOLFGANG KUMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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