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A man wearing a mask walks by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 17, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE GAINS

1,351 POINTS The Dow advanced 1,351.62 points, or 6.38%, to close at 22,552.17. The S&P 500 gained 6.24% to 2,630.07. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 5.60% to 7,797.54. The Dow rallied for

a third straight day — despite a sharp jobless claims increase — as investors cheered the Senate passing a massive stimulus bill. RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS The Labor Department said

Thursday that U.S. unemployment claims soared to a record of 3.28 million in last week. That number blew past the financial crisis peak of 695,000. However, investors shrugged it off as some

estimates were even worse than the actual print. Citi, for example, had forecast 4 million claims were filed. Meanwhile, the Senate unanimously passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill to support

the economy amid the outbreak. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi later said the bill would pass the House with bipartisan support. BOEING SURGES AGAIN, SLACK RISES Boeing shares rallied 13.75% to

lead the Dow higher once again. Meanwhile, Slack shares gained more than 10%. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Wall Street will keep an eye on Congress as the House tries to pass the economic stimulus

package. Personal income and consumer sentiment numbers are also set for release Friday. _Subscribe to __CNBC PRO__ for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming

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