rockdale securities analysts says it's unfair. >> when you're suing these banks, you're suing the individual americans who own their stocks and they don't deserve to be sued. >> reporter: it seems unlikely the department of justice is done. for "nightly business report" i'm jackie dean gles. >>> the dow and s&p 500 brushed off and snapped the three-day losing streaks. microsoft and caterpillar contributed up 2% making them the best performing stocks. optimism crept into the market tonight when china reported strong trade data and the positive news continues here at home. jobless claims rose but the four-week average of claims hit the lowest level since 2007. at the close the dow up 27, the s&p 500 gained six and nasdaq higher by 15. >>> in the bond market, an important message today from bill groves founder of pinco the world's largest bond fund company. he says bond investors are in a quote bloody war right now n. a message laced with references to the world war i battle, gross defended bonds as a class for investors, something he emphasized in an interview today. >> going forward we're tal