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The stock market has crept to another record high after U.S. companies announced another handful of deals.

News that U.S. employers added workers at a good clip for the fourth month in a row helped send the stock market higher Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index notched another record high, its eighth in the past 10 days.

New steps from the European Central Bank to revive the region's flagging economy gave markets a lift Thursday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index to another record high.

The stock market fell slightly Tuesday, pulling back from record highs the day before.

Stocks are closing mostly lower after setting a record high the day before.

Stocks are closing slightly higher trading as investors consider the latest news on corporate deals.

Wall Street has caught a case of the jitters.

The Dow Jones industrial average hit a record on Friday, but without much conviction after a choppy day of trading during which investors couldn't make up their minds whether to buy or sell.

Is Wall Street ready to "sell in May and go away?"

The stock market closed mostly higher Thursday, helped by positive earnings out of several large U.S. companies including Apple and construction equipment maker Caterpillar.