The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was having a strong day compared with its peers. While the Nasdaq Composite was down about 0.2% and the S&P 500 was flat, the Dow was up 0.6%. Shares of Salesforce,

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The relatively quiet trading came as the floodgates open for companies reporting how much they made during the summer.

U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the S&P 500 notching a new all-time high after investors got a fresh reading on inflation that was slightly softer than Wall Street expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1%,

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The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and topped its prior all-time high, which was set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 472 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.1%. Both also set records.

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Wall Street rose to records after an update said U.S. households are feeling a bit less pain from inflation than feared

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lumbered into record highs on Friday, posting intraday bids north of 47,300 for the first time ever.