Article: DOW SETS NEW RECORD.(BUSINESS)

Byline: MARYBETH NIBLEY - Associated Press

Stocks finished ahead in a busy session Thursday after late buying boosted the Dow Jones industrial average and other market performance gauges to record levels.

Positive economic news and a series of good corporate financial reports put stocks on firm footing. A respectable showing by the bond market -- despite government data depicting significant vigor in the homebuilding business -- also provided a favorable backdrop for stocks.

The Dow industrials advanced 7.59 past the previous high reached Wednesday to 3,891.96.

Several other indicators also set new marks. The New York Stock ...

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