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Stocks marched higher on Monday as Wall Street extended its gains from last week’s rally. Apple, Microsoft and other Big Tech stocks powered much of the gains. The market’s latest upward push came as Wall Street appeared to shrug off new signs that Democrats and Republicans remain far from reaching a deal on more aid for the economy, which remains hobbled by the pandemic. Democrats and Republicans rejected the Trump administration’s latest stimulus offer.