Will the Nasdaq Finally Top Its 2000 High?

Market watchers who focused on the S&P 500 reaching a new intraday record on Friday, or on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing back above the 18,000 mark, may have missed a more exciting milestone. The real excitement in the market this week was the climb in the Nasdaq, which gained 165 points, or 3.5 percent. Of course, if you adjust for inflation, the Nasdaq would have to get a lot higher — 6,941 to be exact — for investors who held stocks in the index to be made whole in real do