Michael Pistillo, Jr. right, with Barclays, calls out the price of Tiffany & Co. stock to Joseph Lawlor at the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 100 points early Tuesday, reaching an all-time high, powered by China's strong economic growth targets and a jump in European retail sales. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Michael Pistillo, Jr. right, with Barclays, calls out the price of Tiffany & Co. stock to Joseph Lawlor at the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 100 points early Tuesday, reaching an all-time high, powered by China's strong economic growth targets and a jump in European retail sales. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Joseph Mastrolia, left, with Barclays, calls out stock prices for JC Penney at the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 100 points early Tuesday, reaching an all-time high, powered by China's strong economic growth targets and a jump in European retail sales. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Stock trader Michael Capolino follows stock prices for JC Penney at the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 100 points early Tuesday, reaching an all-time high, powered by China's strong economic growth targets and a jump in European retail sales. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Neil Catania, center, a governor with the New York Stock Exchange, reviews the price of JC Penney stock with a trader, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 100 points early Tuesday, reaching an all-time high, powered by China's strong economic growth targets and a jump in European retail sales. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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FILE - In this Monday, March 4, 2013, file photo, traders work at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. A positive jobs report that pushed the Dow to another record high this week and better-than-expected Chinese exports helped boost world stock markets Friday March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
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Specialist Donald Civitanova, right, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 8, 2013. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after the government reported a burst of hiring last month that sent the unemployment rate to a four-year low. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Specialist John McNierney, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 8, 2013. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after the government reported a burst of hiring last month that sent the unemployment rate to a four-year low. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Traders work in their booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 8, 2013. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after the government reported a burst of hiring last month that sent the unemployment rate to a four-year low. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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A sign for Wall Street is displayed on the side of building near the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, March 4, 2013. Uncertainty over the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed world stock markets lower on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Trader Richard Newman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 8, 2013. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after the government reported a burst of hiring last month that sent the unemployment rate to a four-year low. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
News Summary: Dow rises for seventh day running
SEVEN DAYS: The stock market crept higher Monday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its seventh straight day of gains. The streak began March 1 and last Tuesday the blue-chip index blew past its all-time high.
BOEING: Boeing surged 2 percent after an executive reportedly said he's confident the aircraft maker has figured out a fix for the battery problems that have grounded the 787 Dreamliner.
FINAL SCORE: The Dow rose 50.22 points to end the day at 14,447, an increase of 0.3 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up 5.04 points, also 0.3 percent, to close at 1,556.
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