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Dow Jones hurdles 40,000 level but falls just short of record high
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday with all the major indices notching up major gains. The Dow Jones came within a hair of notching up a new record closing high. "The powerful growth story in AI has been all-consuming, but it's …