Stock Market Strong, Dow Jones Lags As Meta Soars

Stock market indexes were strong Friday afternoon as the Nasdaq led from enthusiasm of Big Tech earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed but still pulled ahead. The Nasdaq got a lift from Amazon.com (AMZN) and Meta Platforms (META) after strong earnings reports. X In the stock market today, the Dow improved to a 0.2% gain after morning losses. The 30-stock blue-chip index was trying to build on an all-time high reached on Thursday. The S&P 500 gained 0.9%, while the Nasdaq led with a 1.5% increase sparked by tech stocks. And the small-cap Russell 2000 fell 0.8%, falling further…