Wall St. rises on Nike, lower dollar; Nasdaq hits 15-year high

Among early reporters, Nike (NKE.N) jumped 3.7 percent to $101.98 as the biggest boost to the Dow after it posted a quarterly profit that beat market estimates. Largely behind this week's gains was Wednesday's Federal Reserve statement, which signaled a less aggressive approach to raising interest rates than investors had expected. "The Federal Reserve's created a situation where there's very little alternative to equities, so the path of least resistance for stocks will