S&P 500 closes at record high for 6th day in a row amid busiest IPO week since 2004

Xinhua/Wang Ying/ Getty ImagesThe S&P 500 closed at record highs on Thursday for the sixth day in a row.The surge higher in stocks comes amid the busiest IPO week since 2004.Weekly jobless claims fell to another pandemic-era low of 364,000.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.US stocks edged higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 closing at record highs for the sixth day in a row.Weekly jobless claims fell to another pandemic-era low of 364,000, beating