Wall St. gains on Macy"s boost, Russell 2000 hits record

The Russell 2000 index of small-capitalization stocks rose on Monday, advancing to its latest in a series of records as investors cheered an easing of U.S.-China t.....»»

Stock index futures continued to advance following gains made on Friday when the U.S. employment numbers came in substantially stronger than expected......»»

Equity markets around the world neared a six-month high on Tuesday, buoyed by a rebound in Chinese stocks and an earnings-driven surge on Wall Street, while oil prices rose on concerns U.S. sanctions against Iran could cause supply shortages......»»

Stock index futures advanced on Friday with follow through gains today after FederalReserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the symposium at Jackson Hole made comments that were not as hawkish as some analysts had expected......»»

Wall Street advanced on Wednesday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high for a second day after economic data boosted Treasury yields and sent financial stocks higher......»»

Wall Street strategists are growing increasingly concerned that President Biden’s tax hikes could put an end to the stock market’s record-setting run......»»

Shares of Celanese Corp. rose 2% in the extended session Thursday after the chemical and specialty materials company reported first-quarter results that topped Wall Street views. Celanese earned $323 million, or $2.82 a share, compared with $220 million.....»»

Stock benchmarks climb on Monday, as U.S. investors saw another round of good economic news from the services sector, adding to the array of improving economic indicators including a stellar March jobs report from last Friday......»»

Zillow Group Inc. managed to beat high expectations for the fourth-quarter results by a wide margin, prompting investors to send the stock up double digits toward another record and a host of Wall Street analysts to boost their price targets......»»

While the stock market may be on the uptick, unemployment rates remain high - and may not return to pre-pandemic levels for a decade. Labor organizations called for car caravan demonstrations across the US to protest record unemployment on .....»»

Zillow Group Inc. managed to beat high expectations for the fourth-quarter results by a wide margin, prompting investors to send the stock up double digits toward another record and a host of Wall Street analysts to boost their price targets......»»

The Dow just barely scraped a record high on Wednesday while other indexes fell, led down by the Russell 2000 — the key index of stocks with a small market capitalization. But don’t think the little guys are giving up just yet......»»

The Dow just barely scraped a record high on Wednesday while other indexes fell, led down by the Russell 2000 — the key index of stocks with a small market capitalization. But don’t think the little guys are giving up just yet......»»

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JPMorgan found that US households' equity allocation has risen to record highs, surpassing their previous peak seen at the beginning of 2000. A man wears a protective mask as he walks on Wall Street during.....»»

U.S. stock futures had the major averages on track to contend with record highs at the opening bell as a flood of corporate earnings washed across Wall Street......»»

U.S. equity markets posted modest gains still some Big Tech names took a hit......»»

U.S. stock benchmarks surge Thursday morning, with gains accelerating and pushing indexes to a series of milestones, after a report on services activity came in hotter than expected......»»

Stocks are soaring Wednesday afternoon, though with modest technology sector gains, after Democrats scored at least one U.S. Senate seat in Tuesday's run-off elections in Georgia, boosting the possibility of regulation and higher corporate taxes......»»

There's “a lot of buzz” about the past year's tech-led stock market gains setting the stage for a repeat of the turn-of-the-century bust of the dot-com bubble, notes a prominent Wall Street researcher. But there's one big difference between now and 2000......»»