Dow, S&P 500 Set Record-high Closes Ahead of Thanksgiving

The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 eked out record-high closes Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, helped by gains in industrial stocks, though losses in technology shares limited the advance and weighed on the Nasdaq. Caterpillar's share price rose 2.7 percent and hit its highest level in about two years, while Deere jumped 11 percent to a record-high close after the farm equipment maker reported a decline in profit that was much smaller...

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