Dow jumps 200 points after Congress passes infrastructure spending package
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped to a new intraday high Monday after Congress approved an infrastructure spending package.The blue-chip average gained 220 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 ticked up 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.2%.The U.S. House of Representatives late Friday passed a more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill, sending the legislation to PresidentJoe Bidenfor his signature. The package, first passed by the Senate in August, would provide new funding for transportation,