Stocks Come in with a Bang and Go Out with a Whimper

Stocks began the day in higher territory in reaction to comments by European Central Bank head Mario Draghi.  Draghi once again hinted that with inflation extremely low he would likely initiate a round of quantitative easing in an attempt to stimulate the economy there.  Shortly thereafter, disappointing news came out on manufacturing here.  The Dow managed a 9 point gain.