Dow Climbs 229, Nasdaq Picks Up 119
Dow Climbs 229, Nasdaq Picks Up 119 Stocks rallied to set new records Friday after a grim jobs report undercut interest rates. Technology companies accounted for a big share of the broad rally, which included solid gains by stocks in the energy, industrial, and consumer discretionary sectors. The gains helped the S&P 500 notch its eighth weekly gain in the last 10 weeks. By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise & Alex Veiga | May 7, 2021 | 5:01 p.m. ET. Stocks rallied to more records on Wall Street Friday as a stunningly disappointing report on the nation’s job market signaled to investors that int...