As Stock Markets Soar, Investors Cool on Cruise Ship Stocks

Earnings from major tech powerhouses helped send the Nasdaq Composite upward, nearly to its record high. Other markets were slower to gain ground, but eventually even the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) pulled itself into positive territory, and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) saw a decent-sized gain to close the week. On a day when big-name tech companies dominated the headlines, it was easy to forget about smaller companies in other industries.