Dow, S&P 500 Close At New Record Highs
Proving, once again, that Wall Street has no real connection to the rest of the economy.
Via AFP:
US stock markets Thursday continued their bull run of 2013, closing at fresh records after a strong US unemployment report.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up 122.33 (0.75 percent) to 16,479.88, finishing at a record high for the sixth straight session.
The S&P 500, closing at a record high for the fourth straight session, added 8.70 (0.47 percent) at 1,842.02. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index increased 11.76 (0.28 percent) to 4,167.18.
The latest record came after US Labor Department data showed first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell to 338,000 from an adjust...