Stocks close at record high as tech shares spark rally
Technology shares drove the index up to a record high for the S&P.
Technology shares drove the index up to a record high for the S&P.
The AP said its Twitter account was hacked and stocks quickly bounced back.
On Friday the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 14,000 for the ninth time in the measure’s history.
U.S. stocks rallied Friday, with the Dow closing above 14,000 for the fist time since October 2007, as investors welcomed a batch of strong economic data.
The Dow and Nasdaq are poised to finish the short week of trading relatively unchanged while the S&P 500 was still slightly higher.
Facebook’s post-IPO life has been rocky, and on Thursday it will face one of the toughest times for a newly public company: the first day that some insiders are allowed to dump the stock.
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