The S&P 500 rose to another record high on Thursday amid a strong rally in major technology stocks. The broad equity benchmark gained 0.3% to hit an all-time high after closing at a record in the previous session. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallied 0.9% as the FAANG shares of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet were all about 1% higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat.Investors processed a worse-than-expected reading on the latest weekly jobless claims. A total of 744,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time during the week ended April 3, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled …
