By Michael Ashbaugh
Published: Dec 5, 2014 11:35 a.m. ET
CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks are higher to start Friday following the strongest monthly jobs report in nearly three years.
Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials have extended their breaks to uncharted territory.
Before detailing the U.S. markets’ wider view, the S&P 500’s hourly chart highlights the past two weeks.