 Helping to counter it, though, is the still-strong job market and record stock prices. Looking at those stocks today, the Dow is up 36, the S&P up 5, both gains of 1 tenth percent. The Nasdaq added 54, or a third percent. I'm Nancy Lyons, Bloomberg Radio. Daisy was abandoned and placed in foster care at 15 years old. Before I was adopted, I felt like I wasn't enough. I had a hole in my heart, but when my mom asked to adopt me, that hole was closed.