 Ace Hardware marks its 100th anniversary with its 100th store opening so far this year. Ace now has more than 5,800 locally owned hardware stores. The biggest in the D.C. area with 13 Ace Hardware stores is now also owned by its employees. Thursday trading on Wall Street. The Dow's up 121 points. The S&P 500 is up 23. That's a half percent. The Nasdaq's up 85. That's a half percent gain.