Tech gains send indexes higher even most other stocks fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Major indexes managed to eke out gains on Wall Street even as most stocks fell following more discouraging data on the economy. The government reported that slightly more than 1.1 million workers applied for unemployment benefits last week. Gains for big technology stocks, which have an outsize influence on indexes because of their gigantic values, were enought to push the S&P 500 up 0.3% and the Nasdaq up 1.1%. Small-company stocks fell. Uber and Lyft bounced higher af