Stock Market Strong, Dow Jones Lags As Meta Soars

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Stock market indexes were strong Friday afternoon as the Nasdaq led from enthusiasm of Big Tech earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed but still pulled ahead. The Nasdaq got a lift from Amazon.com (AMZN) and Meta Platforms (META) after strong earnings reports. X In the stock market today, the Dow improved to a 0.2% gain after morning losses. The 30-stock blue-chip index was trying to build on an all-time high reached on Thursday. The S&P 500 gained 0.9%, while the Nasdaq led with a 1.5% increase sparked by tech stocks. And the small-cap Russell 2000 fell 0.8%, falling further...