NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising further into record heights on Friday after the latest disappointing signal on the job market bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will have to cut interest rates soon to help the economy.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.4% and added to its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 115 points, or 0.3%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% higher.

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