The Dow soars and crosses over 50,000 for the first time.
Plus, why Japan's first female prime minister is betting her seat on a snap election.
The goal is to get a big majority for the coalition.
I think she'd be even happier if she could get a big majority for her ruling party alone,
which some of the polls suggest that she could.
The opposition is somewhat fragmented, somewhat divided.
All the polls are pointing to a landslide for her.
And American athletes at this year's Winter Olympics will get something they've never been given before,
a retirement nest egg.
It's Friday, February 6th.
I'm Alex Ocelot for the Wall Street Journal.
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The Dow today hit a new milestone, crossing 50,000 for the first time.
It's only been about a year and a half since it crossed 40,000,
making this the fastest 10,000-point milestone on record.
The journalist David Uberti says a lot of that was because of the success of the tech sector.
Despite some fits and starts here and there, the line has basically gone up and to the right.
There's been basically a continuous rally into US stocks over the last 10 to 15 years in part because of this tech boom that we've had out of Silicon Valley,
which has really accelerated in recent years with the growth of AI.