Wall Street notches more records and logs its latest winning week

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose to more records and closed out their longest weekly winning streak of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Friday. The benchmark index squeaked past the all-time high it set early this week and logged is sixth straight winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% to its … Read more

Wall Street’s best week of 2024 closes with indexes near their records

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed out their best week of the year with more gains on Friday and climbed to the cusp of their records. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% for a fifth straight gain and is just 0.7% below its all-time high set in July. Rallies for Microsoft, Broadcom and other big technology … Read more

Wall Street surges as Powell cements September rate cut hopes

Fed’s Powell says ‘time has come’ to cut interest rates Small caps, regional banks surge Workday jumps after Q2 revenue beat, $1 bln share buyback plan Indexes up: Dow 0.90%, S&P 500 0.88%, Nasdaq 1.21% NEW YORK, – U.S. stocks rallied on Friday as dovish remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell solidified expectations … Read more