S&P 500 posts highest close since February 1; PepsiCo a boost
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 rose for a fourth session on Tuesday to post its highest close since Feb. 1, the day before the market began a sharp…
Bank rally helps Wall Street as investors await strong earnings
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with banks and industrial stocks driving a third day of gains on Wall Street as investors looked ahead to a strong quarterly earnings…
Wall Street rises on U.S.-EU trade relations optimism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes rose on Thursday as reports that the United States and the European Union may agree to withdraw auto tariffs fostered optimism on…
Wall Street tumbles on renewed U.S.-China trade jitters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on renewed uncertainty regarding the U.S. stance on Chinese investments in American technology companies, reversing gains earlier in the session. At…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Supercharged telecom sector could become investor favorite
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An overhauled telecommunications sector featuring most of the so-called FANG stocks could debut as Wall Street’s hottest bet when it kicks off in September, boosted by…
Media stocks, techs boost S&P; Nasdaq hits record high
(Reuters) – A jump in technology and media stocks lifted the S&P 500 on Wednesday and pushed the Nasdaq to a record high, but the Dow remained under pressure from…
Wall Street falls, Dow gives up 2018 gains on trade war fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as a sharp escalation in the trade dispute between the United States and China rattled the markets, though the three major…
International fund managers turn to financials, tech as trade worries rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The rising tensions over global trade policy are prompting some top-performing international fund managers to look for the companies that can emerge as winners. FILE PHOTO:…
S&P inches higher as ECB signals gradual rate hikes
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks ticked higher on Thursday, after the European Central Bank signaled that any interest rate hike was still far away, even as it moved to end its…
Wall Street edges higher; Fed in focus
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes posted small gains on Tuesday as bank shares gained in anticipation of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve at its two-day policy…