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  "id": 329142,
  "title": "US stock indexes close higher, S&P 500 hits record high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-stock-indexes-close-higher-s-p-500-hits-record-high",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-08T06:10:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/08/08/2026/us-stock-indexes-close-higher-sp-500-hits-record-high"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "<p>New York: Major US stock indexes closed higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 reaching a record high as investors responded to weaker-than-expected US jobs data that reduced expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September.</p> <p>The S&P 500 rose 46.48 points, or 0.60%, to close at 7,756.44, capping a strong week of gains for the major indexes.</p> <p>The Nasdaq Composite…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}