| Friday's Markets | |
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| S&P 500 7,399 (+0.84%) |
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| Nasdaq 26,247 (+1.71%) |
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| Dow 49,609 (+0.02%) |
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| Bitcoin $80,197 (+0.07%) |
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Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) is on the verge of becoming the world's largest company, says Bloomberg, while Big Short investor Michael Burry warns it's "feeling like the last months of the 1999–2000 bubble." Alphabet stock has climbed around 150% over the past 12 months, nearly twice as far as current market-cap leader Nvidia's (NASDAQ:NVDA) rise.
Markets hit new closing highs again last week as semiconductor stocks soared further and Friday's April jobs report beat hopes for the second month in a row. The 115,000 jobs added during the month were more than twice the expected 53,000. The S&P 500 gained 2.3% over the week, with the Nasdaq up 4.5%.
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