Nasdaq Hits Record As Strong Earnings Impress

The Nasdaq Composite Index has reached a record high, 15 years on from the dot-com crash - and is on course to track higher still thanks to strong results from Google and Amazon. Google, currently the second-largest firm on the Nasdaq, was just emerging and did not join the market until 2004 while Amazon ranked 41st. Quarterly results announced by both Google and Amazon were tipped by analysts to help lead further gains on the Nasdaq on Friday after shares in both firms were boosted by after-ho