US stocks edge up following Dow's record day [View all]

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Source: AP-Excite

By MATTHEW CRAFT

NEW YORK (AP) - After barreling through a record the day before, the Dow Jones industrial average meandered higher on Wednesday.

The Dow edged up 42.47 points, or 0.3 percent, to close at 14,296.24. An encouraging job-market report helped nudge the stock market up and pushed bond prices lower.

On Tuesday, the Dow blew past the previous all-time high it hit more than five years ago. The index of 30 big corporations has more than doubled since hitting a low during the financial crisis in March 2009.

The question now is, how much longer can it keep climbing?

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In this Tuesday, March 5, 2013, file photo, specialist Christian Sanfillippo, right, smiles as he works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow's new all-time high and better economic data from the United States propelled world stock markets higher Wednesday March 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)