Dow closes above 50,000, Nvidia soars as traders focus on AI spending

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By Noel Randewich Feb 6 (Reuters) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average blew past the historic 50,000 mark on Friday and the S&P 500 ended sharply higher, as Nvidia and other chipmakers soared and Amazon tumbled after the cloud heavyweight forecast a sharp increase in spending on AI infrastructure.