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Stocks up as soaring Facebook powers Nasdaq
USA TODAY Technology stocks led the markets higher Thursday as investors cheered better-than-expected earnings from Facebook. The tech-laden Nasdaq composite index jumped 25.59 points, or 0.7%, to 3,605.19, driven by a 29.6% surge in Facebook shares. Stocks wring out small gains in choppy session US Stocks Advance as Investors Weigh Data, Earnings US STOCKS-Facebook lifts Nasdaq, but earnings stymie Dow, S&P 500 |