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Kiplinger
Kiplinger
Business
Karee Venema

Stock Market Today: Stocks Soar on Apple Buyback News, Jobs Data

Apple logo seen on storefront.

Stocks jumped out of the gate Friday and never looked back. Sentiment got a major lift thanks to a positive reaction to Apple's (AAPL) quarterly earnings report and a bad-news-is-good-news jobs report. 

The excitement got started late Thursday when Apple reported higher-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fiscal second quarter. The iPhone maker also unveiled a record $110 billion stock buyback program and its 12th straight annual dividend hike.

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