5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday

News Snapshot:

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. On the run Stocks are on track for a mega week, with the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 each coming off six-day rallies and the Dow Jones Industrial Average steaming ahead 400 points Thursday. The Nasdaq, up almost 4% on the week, and the S&P 500, up almost 3%, both reached their highest intraday levels in 14 months Thursday. The Dow, the relative laggard since the start of the week, is still up 1.6% over the period....