US and European stock markets rose Friday as traders weighed solid earnings from banking giant JPMorgan Chase, and mulled the outlook for interest rates.
On Wall Street, the Dow and S&P 500 rallied to fresh records, while the tech-rich Nasdaq also finished higher.
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