WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains why this ... by a half percentage point that pushed the S&P 500 to its first record high since mid-July and the Dow to close above 42000 points for the first time.

Investors have seemingly shrugged off trade tensions and geopolitical turmoil, but the gains in the stock market don’t tell ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closed at record highs Tuesday as markets analyzed the latest economic data. The Dow rose 0.2% to 42,208.2, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.3% to 5,732.9.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 42,000 for the first time, ending the day up 1.3% at a record 42,025.19. The S&P 500 also ended the day at a record high for the first time since July ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 192 points, or 0.4%, to hit a record 44,915 points. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to 6,032 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was also in the green ...

Wall Street ended higher today, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow posting fresh record finishes, as investors bought into technology stocks ahead of a busy week packed with corporate earnings and ...

The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, clinching its 38th record close of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 743 points, or 1.8%, also securing an all-time high. That marked the blue-chip index ...

Financial stocks fueled Friday's rally, pushing the S&P 500 up 0.7% and the Dow Jones 0.8% ... BlackRock shares hit a new record high. Friday's economic data included a higher-than-expected ...

STORY: Shares of big banks helped boost the Dow and S&P 500 to fresh record highs on Friday, while the latest inflation data supported expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates ...

The S&P 500 added 1.7%, surpassing the broad index’s previous peak, and is now up 19.8% this year. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 192 points, or 0.4%, to hit a record 44,915 points. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to 6,032 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was also in the green ...

(Reuters) -The S&P 500 and the Dow scored record closing highs on Friday ... manager reported that its assets under management had hit a record high for the third straight quarter.