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Just months after Wall Street's worst December since the Great Depression, stocks are back at record highs.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE WED, APR 24, 2019 EVENING BRIEF AS OF WED, APR 24, 2019 • 04:00 ET DJIA 26599.18 -0.21% -57.21 S&P 500 2927.31 -0.22% -6.37 NASDAQ 8102.02 -0.23% -18.81   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG MSFT 125.01 -0.43 -0.34% CVX 118.31 -3.71 -3.04% INTC 58.72 -0.06 -0.10% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG T 30.79 -1.31 -4.08% AMD 28.46 +0.49 +1.75% QCOM 86.83 +0.11 +0.13% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG SIRI 5.71 -0.44 -7.15% AMD 28.46 +0.49 +1.75% QCOM 86.83 +0.11 +0.13%   EDITOR'S NOTE Well, that happened fast. Just months after Wall Street's worst December since the Great Depression, stocks are already back near record highs. We've seen some clear winners in the comeback. Technology is the biggest gainer, with a more than 36% jump since Christmas Eve. Netflix led a rebound in the so-called FANG names, up 63% from its December lows. Consumer discretionary and industrial sectors bounced back more than 30% since the 2018 plunge, as CNBC's Yun Li reports. See a breakdown in the chart below. A pivot by the Federal Reserve from higher rates and cooling trade tensions between China and the U.S. helped stocks break back to their all-time highs. Investors are now cheering earnings, too. So far, almost 130 companies in the S&P 500 have reported first-quarter earnings. Of those names, 78% have brought in better-than-expected profits, according to Refinitiv. Kate Rooney | CNBC Markets Reporter @Kr00ney TOP NEWS  Stocks stall after Nasdaq hits intraday record Chevron may have to sweeten offer for Anadarko after rival Occidental bid JP Morgan lays out a blueprint for how this record run in the stock market will keep going Boeing pulls 2019 guidance, pauses share buybacks due to 737 Max uncertainty Ford invests $500 million in electric truck maker Rivian This year's stock surge could last if presidential market performance trends hold Snap plunges after its earnings beat as analysts say it's going to take longer to get profitable Trump's Fed pick Moore in trouble again, once called Cincinnati and Cleveland 'armpits of America' Berkshire Hathaway is not buying utility PG&E, Warren Buffett says, knocking down earlier report 'Avengers: Endgame' is destined to smash box-office records this weekend, but it won't surpass $300 million in US debut   CNBC PRO Wall Street's 'Dean of Valuation' judges this year's hot IPOs     TOP VIDEO How Venmo makes money   SPECIAL REPORTS Tesla should be valued at less than $100 a share, investor says Buy any Boeing pullback in first earnings since 737 Max crisis, market watcher says   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS