Market Close: Stocks Higher, S&P 500 Hits New High, Inflation Lingers • 8/13/26

CNBC market close business news update Thursday. I'm Jessica Edinger. Major averages all in the green with the Dow up 69 points, a tenth of a percent.It was led higher Thursday by shares of Salesforce. They were up 4%. The S&P 500 index up 50 points.That was a half percent. The Nasdaq rose 214 points. That was 8/10en of 1%.Companies whose shares hit fresh all-time highs on Thursday include JP Morgan, Charles Schwab, US Bank Corp, and Bank of America. Live Nation Entertainment, the concert company, Olive Gar ...