Stocks Are on a Three-Week Winning Streak, Two Major Indexes Post Five-Year Highs

Stocks closed Friday with their third straight week of gains and two major indexes posted five-year highs.

“The Dow gained 53.68 points to end at 13,649.70,” the AP notes. “The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 5.04 points to 1,485.98, while the Nasdaq composite fell 1.30 points to 3,134.70.”

“This earnings season is off to a good start so far. Of the 67 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported, 43 have trumped analysts' estimates,” the report adds.

These earnings reports undoubtedly helped push stocks higher on Friday:

Most Active:

Company	Ticker	Last	Change	Pct Change
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION	BAC	11.16	0.12	1.06%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF	SPY	148.40	0.40	0.27%
INTEL CP	INTC	21.21	1.47	6.48%
ATTITUDE DRINKS NEW	ATTD	0.00	0.00	0.00%
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	GE	22.15	0.85	3.99%
CITIGROUP WTS 1/4/2019	C.WSA	0.47	0.01	2.22%
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD	RIMM	15.85	0.94	6.27%
WORLD MOTO INC	FARE	0.03	0.02	35.14%
MORGAN STANLEY	MS	22.45	1.69	8.17%
NOKIA CORP	NOK	4.43	0.11	2.32%

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