Wall Street edges higher as retail stocks gain

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks ticked higher on Thursday after the European Central Bank promised not to raise euro zone interest rates before the middle of next year and on better-than-expected May retail sales......»»

U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday, as optimism of a robust holiday season powered gains in shares of retailers and technology stocks bounced back after a brutal sell-off last week......»»

Gold futures settle higher on Friday, scoring their first gain in seven sessions but returned a loss for the month, even though investors focus on worries about rising speculation on Wall Street and the efficacy of COVID vaccines......»»

European stocks reversed early losses to trade higher as Wall Street reacted positively to the passage by the Senate of the stimulus bill as well as a report on the spike in jobless claims......»»

Stocks fell on Friday, extending the deep rout in the previous session, as Wall Street edges closer to the end of a tumultuous trading week......»»

Wall Street Sets Up Scapegoat For Next Market Crash: 'Free Trades' Enticing Retail To Panic-Buy Stocks Bloomberg's narrative this morning of why stocks have been racing higher isn't because central banks are pushing glo.....»»

Asian stocks edged up on Thursday, cheered by record closes in Wall Street benchmarks after encouraging economic data, although investors kept a wary eye on the developments in the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Wall Street's major indexes edged higher on Tuesday on a renewed rally fueled by trade optimism, capping off a decade of handsome returns in which the benchmark S&P 500 rose nearly 190%......»»

Stocks ended at record highs Monday, capping their fourth straight gain as a so-called phase one trade deal between China and the U.S. cleared the path higher for Wall Street to end a banner year......»»

U.S. stocks eked out slim gains at open on Tuesday, buoyed by technology stocks, as investors looked forward to a speech by President Donald Trump later in the day for clarity on U.S.-China trade relations......»»

U.S. stocks were higher in late afternoon trading on Monday, helped by gains in shares of Apple Inc, though mixed economic cues in the face of a prolonged U.S.-China trade war limited the advance......»»

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as an interest rate cut by China's central bank and signs of co-operation on trade between the world's two largest economies allayed concerns over global growth......»»

U.S. stocks mostly extend an up trend that has put the Dow and S&P 500 close to carving out fresh all-time highs as Sino-American trade tensions ease and central banks support risk taking with easy money......»»

U.S. stocks were set to open higher for the third straight day on Friday on growing optimism around trade talks between the United States and China as well as stronger-than-expected domestic retail sales......»»

U.S. stocks are poised to head higher Friday morning as Wall Street awaits a key reading of the health of the U.S. labor market, which could help guide the near-term policy path for the Federal Reserve......»»

U.S. stocks are poised to head higher Friday morning as Wall Street awaits a key reading of the health of the U.S. labor market, which could help guide the near-term policy path for the Federal Reserve......»»

U.S. stocks rose broadly on Wednesday following upbeat retail earnings from Lowe's and Target, while investors awaited release of the Fed minutes for further clues on the path of future rate cuts......»»

U.S. stocks tried to bounce back on Thursday from a steep selloff a day earlier, as strong retails sales data and upbeat Walmart earnings eased concerns of a recession, but mixed signals on trade and Cisco's dismal forecast capped gains......»»

U.S. stocks eked out small gains on Monday as investors were wary of making big bets ahead of key central bank meetings on interest rates and waited for earnings from marquee companies including Facebook and Amazon due later this week......»»

U.S. stocks moved higher Thursday as comments from New York Fed President John Williams further cemented expectations for interest rate cuts from the U.S. central bank at the end of the month. Fred Katayama reports......»»