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U.S. stocks rose the most so far this year on Thursday after a drop in applications for unemployment insurance boosted confidence in the economy, and as Disney's results overshot expectations.


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	US stocks rose the most so far this year on Thursday after a drop in applications for unemployment insurance boosted confidence in the economy, and as Disney&#39;s results overshot expectations.</p>
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	The Dow Jones industrial average rose 187.14 points or 1.21%, to 15,627.37, the S&amp;P 500 gained 21.76 points or 1.24%, to 1,773.4 and the Nasdaq Composite added 45.57 points or 1.14%, to 4,057.122.</p>

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