Tech Leads Nasdaq Higher Ahead of Apple Earnings

U.S. markets shook off the malaise to end Thursday in the green after investors digested this week’s Fed decision and ahead of the April jobs report.The Dow and S&P each climbed nearly a percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 1.5 percent.Leading the day’s gains were a basket of tech and tech-adjacent stocks. Shares of Carvana, the online used-car retailer known for its “car vending machines,” surged 34 percent after smashing earnings expectations. The company reported $3 billion in total revenue, a sharp 17 percent increase from the same quarter a year ago.It was just two years ago that…