Markets Right Now: Stocks post their 5th gain in a row

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
4 p.m.
The stock market shook off a rocky start and managed to end higher, stretching its winning streak into five days, the longest run since September.
Industrial companies and chipmakers were among the biggest winners in a choppy day of trading Thursday.
General Electric jumped 5.2 percent and aircraft maker Boeing rose 2.6 percent.
Macy’s took a nosedive after reporting a very weak holiday season,