U.S. stocks finished higher, as all three major indexes rose more than one percent, after a majority of European leaders agreed on a new deal to try to resolve the eurozone debt crisis. In world markets, European stocks ended higher, led by the CAC 40 in France rising 2.3 percent. Asian markets ended lower, with the decline led by the Hang Seng in Hong Kong falling 2.7 percent. During a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, the 17 members of the eurozone reached a deal for a new intergovernmental treaty to deepen the integration of national budgets. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was in Europe this week to meet with top government officials, highlighting the growing concern in Washington about the eurozone debt crisis. --MORE
