SEVEN DAYS: The stock market crept higher Monday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its seventh straight day of gains. The streak began March 1 and last Tuesday the blue-chip index blew past its all-time high.

BOEING: Boeing surged 2 percent after an executive reportedly said he's confident the aircraft maker has figured out a fix for the battery problems that have grounded the 787 Dreamliner.

FINAL SCORE: The Dow rose 50.22 points to end the day at 14,447, an increase of 0.3 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up 5.04 points, also 0.3 percent, to close at 1,556.