The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 
 
 9:35 a.m. 
 
 The Dow Jones industrial average traded above 25,000 points for the first time, blasting through another 1,000-point milestone. 
 
 The Dow's latest breakthrough came in early trading Thursday and just five weeks after closing above 24,000 points for the first time. 
 
 Technology companies and banks had some of the biggest gains in early trading. Wells Fargo rose 1.9 percent and Microsoft rose 0.7 percent. 
 
 The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 9 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,722. 
 
 The Dow Jones industrials increased 118 points, or 0.5 percent, to 25,037. The Nasdaq climbed 16 points, or 0.2 percent, to 7,081. ||||| The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped past 25000 for the first time Thursday, possibly notching the fastest 1,000-point gain in its history, should it close above that mark. 
 
 The blue-chip index, which heavily weights industrial giants like Boeing Co. and Caterpillar Inc., was recently up 97 points, or 0.4%, at 25019. 
 
 Thursday’s moves marked...
– The Dow Jones Industrial Average started the day off with a major new milestone, reports the AP, crossing the 25,000 mark for the first time. Should it close above 25,000 on Thursday, it will mark the quickest 1,000-point gain in the index's history, reports the Wall Street Journal; it hit 24,000 just five weeks ago. The Dow saw five such milestones last year. It is trading at 25,036 as of this writing.