Stocks Edge Higher as Traders Mull Greece, Data

Originally published at Fox Business.FOX Business: The Power to ProsperThe markets zigzagged between gains and losses as traders digested news that Greek leaders reached a debt deal and U.S. economic data came in better than expected.Today's MarketsAs of 12:27 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 19.3 points, or 0.15%, to 12903, the S&P 500 gained 1.7 points, or 0.12%, to 1352 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 9.7 points, or 0.33%, to 2925. Greek political leaders reached an agreement with the so-called Troika, which represents the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank, on fresh austerity measures, according to a message on Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos' Twitter account. Although details were still emerging, this would be a major step in securing a $172 billion bailout.Continue reading this article here.