Wall St surges as data points to economic recovery

Wall Street were at session highs on Tuesday morning, led by financial and technology stocks, after strong U.S. factory and construction data suggested the economy was regaining momentum after slowing in the fourth quarter. "Things were never as bad as we thought they were and now we're realizing it," said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer at Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, Massachusetts. The S&P 500 was up 29.8 points, or 1.54 percent, at 1,962.03 and the Nasdaq Composite i