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AP - The Dow Jones industrial average is now perched below the 13,000 mark, lifted last week by surprisingly strong earnings reports. If this week's reports follow that trend, investors may send the index hurtling past that milestone.

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AP - Wall Street bounded higher Friday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close approaching 13,000 as investors celebrated a week of surprisingly strong earnings reports. The major indexes all had their third straight winning week, their longest such streak since October.

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Reuters - Nasdaq Stock Market Chief Executive Robert Greifeld received an $18.4 million compensation package for 2006, a year that the largest U.S. electronic stock market's profit more than doubled but its shares fell.

Reuters - Nasdaq Stock Market Chief Executive Robert Greifeld received an $18.4 million compensation package for 2006, a year that the largest U.S. electronic stock market's profit more than doubled but its shares fell.

Reuters - U.S. stocks jumped on Friday, with the Dow closing at a record high after coming within 35 points of 13,000, as Google Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. joined the list of companies reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly results.

AP - Wall Street bounded higher Friday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close approaching 13,000 as investors celebrated a week of surprisingly strong earnings reports. The major indexes all had their third straight winning week, their longest such streak since October.

FT.com - Next was among the leading performers Friday as the FTSE 100 bounced back after three sessions of losses. More Info...  

Reuters - The dollar edged up against the euro on Friday, after touching a two-year low overnight, helped by rallying U.S. stock prices and as dealers squared their positions before the weekend.

FT.com - Relentless bid and merger speculation and some encouraging corporate results helped push European stocks to fresh six-and-a-half year highs this week. More Info...  

FT.com - The pound bursting through $2. Inflation at 10-year highs. Interest rates heading upwards. There was plenty to damp sentiment in the UK stock market this week. Yet the FTSE 100 actually ended higher than it started. More Info...  

AP - Treasury bond prices were fell Friday morning, as stocks surged and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high. More Info...  

AP - China's benchmark index bounced back Friday on a fresh inflow of funds as the market recovered from its plunge a day earlier caused by worries that the nation's economy was overheating. More Info...  

AFP - Europe's main stock markets rebounded strongly on Friday following two days of losses, as fervent takeover activity struck the pharmaceutical and banking sectors.

FT.com - European equities recovered some of the previous session's losses as bid speculation in the banking and utilities sectors overshadowed concerns over China's likely actions to stem excessive growth. More Info...  

FT.com - Alliance Boots was the leading gainer on Friday as the FTSE reversed two days of losses. More Info...  

FT.com - The euro crept closer to its all-time high against the dollar, extending its two-year peak as stock markets steadied after Thursday's anxious session. More Info...  

Reuters - U.S. stocks looked poised to edge up on Friday, helped by strong earnings on Thursday from Web search firm Google Inc. , but gains may be limited by uncertainty over the economic outlook.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets rose in opening deals on Friday following two days of losses.

Stock Markets News Investor's Business Daily - Asian stocks fell hard Thursday on fears China might act more decisively to slow its breakneck economic growth. More Info...  

Investor's Business Daily - A widely tracked chip stock index is flashing signals that chip sales are on the upswing. More Info...