Stocks closed higher today, with the Dow Jones industrial average...

Stocks closed higher today, with the Dow Jones industrial average ending at its highest point this year, on the strength of shares of Pfizer Inc. and Intel Corp. plus news that online travel service Expedia.com will be spun off from IAC/InterActive Corp. The Dow closed up 100.27 at 10,761.87; the index's previous high was 10,753.63. The S&P 500 was up 10.97 at 1,205.62; and the Nasdaq composite rose 23.10 to close at 2,150.95. All numbers are preliminary.