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The tech-heavy index has fewer and bigger companies, and they're more stable
MarketWatch Higher standards by venture capitalists and early-stage investors have weeded out some of the trendy dross of 14 years ago — no Pets.com or eToys or Kozmo.com — although today's Nasdaq has its share of clunkers, too. (Zynga ZNGA, -1.34% or Groupon … Apple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Watch propel Nasdaq higher US stocks rise as Apple leads Nasdaq surge Why the NASDAQ differs from the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones |