'Earnings season not so bad after all'.

JurisdictionUnited States
AuthorCosta, Sofia Horta E.
Date25 April 2015

Byline: Sofia Horta e Costa and Jennifer Kaplan

The Nasdaq Composite Index extended a record Friday and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed at an all-time high as Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. rallied after posting quarterly results.

Google jumped 3.3 percent after saying first-quarter advertising volume jumped. Amazon climbed 14 percent as sales climbed more than analysts projected. Microsoft gained 10 percent after quarterly profit beat estimates.

"It's very positive...

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