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A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Friday and topped its prior all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.6% to its own record. Intel led the way and roared to its best day since 1987 after joining the parade of companies reporting stronger quarterly results than analysts expected. Oil prices swung up and down through the day.