Equities hit record highs, dollar weakens

By Rodrigo Campos and Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Equity markets around the world rode to all-time highs on Friday as solid corporate earnings and a record peak for the Nasdaq stock index stoked investor optimism, but the dollar eased. Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp and Google Inc led Wall Street higher, prepping the Nasdaq for a second straight record closing high.