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Stocks close at record highs as US hiring surges

By Washington Examiner
Published July 2, 2014 8:14pm ET
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Stocks close at record highs as US hiring surges
In this Monday, June 30, 2014 photo, trader John Liotti, center, and specialist Donald Civitanova, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, July 2, 2014, on improved U.S. and Chinese economic activity. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) | Richard Drew

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing at record levels following news that business hiring surged in June.

Constellation Brands, the owner of Corona and Negra Modelo beer, rose 2 percent after the company said its income soared in the latest quarter.

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