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The S&P 500 advanced 0.7%, extending its winning streak to four consecutive sessions, while another strong trading day for the tech sector helped lift the Nasdaq 1.3%. After fluctuating for most of the day, the Dow ended with a slight gain🍃 of less than 0.1%.

Shares of cable, internet, and telephone services provider Charter Communications (CHTR) surged 11.4%, logging the S&P 500's top daily performance. In its first-quarter earnings report, released Friday morning, Charter reported better-than-expected revenues, although earnings per share (EPS) came in slightly below forecasts. The company also topped 🅺e⛄xpectations for mobile phone line additions and lost f🔜ewer video subscribers than antici𝓰pated, citing benefits from streamlined pricing and packaging of video services.  

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Internet services provider VeriSign (VRSN) topped first-quarter sales and profit estimates, and its shares powered 8% higher. The company also announced a cash dividend and increased its full-year guidance. An uptick in domain name registrations compared with the previous quarter helped underpin the strong results and upbeat forecast.

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Insurance and professional services provider Aon (AON) missed quarterly revenue and EPS estimates, and its shares fell 8%. Increasing expenses, including debt and employee compensation costs, dragged down profits, while Aon's interest income dropped significantly from the previous year.