 with analysts saying Iranians have largely lost faith in the ballot box as a means of effecting change. Peter Kenyon, NPR News, Istanbul. Stocks opened higher this morning as the Commerce Department reported cooler inflation last month. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 100 points in early trading. Consumer prices in May were up 2.6% from a year ago, a smaller annual increase than the month before.