STOCKS INCH HIGHER: Here's what you need to know

Stocks closed little changed on Thursday ahead of the first set of earnings from the big Wall Street banks on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a new high.
Here's the scoreboard: 
Dow: 21,553.09, +20.95, (0.10%)
S&P 500: 2,447.83, +4.58, (0.19%)
Nasdaq: 6,274.44, +13.27, (0.21%)
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