Intel is on track to close at its highest levels since the dot-com bubble burst (INTC)

Intel popped 3% in trading Thursday.
The stock could soon reach its highest levels since the dot-com bubble burst nearly two decades ago.
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Shares of Intel rose as much as 3.2% Thursday, and are on track for their best close since the tech bubble burst in late 2000. A close above $$52.48 will get them there. 
At the height of the dot-com boom, Intel shares traded as high as $75.81 in August 2000, before bottoming out at $12.41 during the depths of