NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average has reclaimed 10,000 for the first time in a year. … The Dow crossed five figures in afternoon trading Wednesday, seven months after it hit a 12-year low of 6,547.05 on March 9. The comeback by the stock market’s best-known indicator is the most visible sign yet that investors believe the economy is indeed recovering from the financial crisis and recession.
As Las Vegas police officer Milburn “Millie” Beitel lay dying at University Medical Center last week, James Bertuccini took what seemed to be the longest car ride of his life to be at his best friend’s side.
“A wave of terror ran through my body,” Bertuccini said today at Beitel’s funeral. “I just said, ‘Please, God, not my friend.’”
Bertuccini, who is also a Las Vegas officer, fought back tears as he spoke before a crowd of about 2,000 that included law enforcement representatives and Beitel’s friends and family.
