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The Nasdaq composite closed above 3,000 for the first time since Dec. 11, 2000, up 56.22 to 3,039.88. The last time the Nasdaq closed above 3,000, it was in the middle of a horrifying slide — from a peak above 5,000 in March 2000 to just above 1,100 in October 2002.

Zynga replay

Zynga, the social-gaming company that held its IPO in December, is planning an offering of additional shares, Bloomberg reported.

Beni & the Jeff

Benihana Inc., owner of the namesake restaurant chain, said it hired Jefferies & Co. to explore a possible sale of the company.

Linsanity East

Knicks star Jeremy Lin is in talks with Volvo to endorse the Swedish car brand in China, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal.

Bad paper

An audit of the FHA’s five largest mortgage servicers uncovered widespread failures to ensure the banks had proper legal documents to foreclose, according to reports by HUD’s inspector general.