2 Tech Stocks Climbing Higher on Thursday

The rally on Wall Street continued on Thursday, with investors cheering news of a strong employment market and prospects for the Federal Reserve to remain relatively accommodating on monetary policy well into the future. At 10:45 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) was up 460 points to 34,718. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) had gained 51 points to 4,447, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) had picked up 138 points to 15,035.

The technology sector has been a hotbed of growth lately, and a couple of high-profile tech stocks made big moves higher on Thursday morning. BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) released its latest earnings results, while Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) gave investors some good news about what it expects from its business in the near future. Below, we'll look more closely at both companies to see what's up.

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