Summary Box: S&P 500 index reaches new high (AP)
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NETFLIX JOINS PARTY: Movie rental company Netflix Inc. was added to the S&P 500. Its shares have returned 250 percent this year. The New York Times Co., Office Depot Inc. and Eastman Kodak Co. were dropped from the index.
GE BUMPS DIVIDEND: General Electric Co. announced that it would increase its dividend by 17 percent. The company rose 3.4 percent to $17.72.
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER HIGH: The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at a new yearly high for the third straight day. The index is now at 1,240.40. It rose 11.2 percent this year so far.
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