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The broad-based SP 500 added 5.03 (0.34 percent) at 1,485.97.
But the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ended down 1.29 points (0.04 percent) at 3, satellite view N Korea Threatens Merciless War129.34, dragged lower by chipmaker Intel, aduedu2321.typepad.com which sank 6.3 percent after a poor fourth quarter, with a 31 percent drop in profit and a lowered forecast for this year.
US stocks ended mostly higher Friday helped by news that Republicans might give way to a short-term rise of the debt ceiling to avoid a new crisis,education. but poor earnings from Intel pulled the Nasdaq lower.
At the closing bell the Dow Jones Indfinance stocks US stocks mostly higherustrial Average was up 53.68 points (0.39 percent) to 13,649.70.
