Wall Street gains on upbeat retail results

U.S. stocks rose in choppy trading on Thursday, as strong July retail sales data and Walmart's upbeat results eased some fears about the economy slipping into recession, but a slump in shares of network gear maker Cisco limited gains......»»

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday after a strong month of gains as millions of more Americans applied for jobless claims, taking the shine off a strong rally this month and eclipsing upbeat results from Facebook and Tesla......»»

U.S. stocks eked out gains to hit fresh record highs on Tuesday, as stronger-than-expected earnings from JPMorgan and Citigroup added to optimism about the domestic economy ahead of the imminent signing of a U.S.-China trade deal......»»

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, as strong July retail sales data and Walmart’s upbeat results eased some fears about the economy slipping into recession......»»

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......»»

Wall Street was set to extend last week's gains at the open on Monday as second-quarter corporate earnings got off to an upbeat start with results from the third largest U.S lender, Citigroup, beating expectations......»»

U.S. stocks were set to open slightly higher on Tuesday, as better-than-expected results from Coca-Cola, Twitter and a handful of industrial companies supported investor sentiment amid concerns about slowing profits......»»

U.S. stocks were flat in volatile trading on Thursday, ahead of a long Easter weekend, as another drop in healthcare stocks blunted gains from upbeat industrial earnings and robust retail sales data......»»

(Reuters) - Wall Street edged higher on Wednesday as Macy's strong results helped drive gains in retails stocks and more than offset losses in energy shares......»»

U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday, as bumper results from the country's largest banks, including JPMorgan , set an upbeat tone for the earnings season......»»

U.S. stocks jumped on Wednesday, as relief after Apple Inc's earnings and an upbeat report from Boeing Co eased nerves as investors waited for updates from the Federal Reserve and U.S.-China trade talks......»»

U.S. stocks gained modestly on Tuesday as upbeat results from Walmart boosted investor sentiment and high-level U.S.-China trade talks resumed......»»

Activision Blizzard Inc. shares rise in the extended session Tuesday after the company's quarterly results and outlook topped Wall Street expectations, driven by its "Call of Duty" franchise......»»

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway swung to a quarterly profit on stock-market gains and better results from its insurance business......»»

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.....»»

Applied Materials Inc. late Thursday announced results and an outlook that topped Wall Street estimates but the stock didn't start taking off until the company started shedding light on what is driving its strong forecast......»»

GameStop Corp. and AMC Entertainment Inc. shares burst out of the gate Friday and hold on to sizable gains as an army of social-media rallying retail investors seek to take on established Wall Street firms......»»

Intel Corp.'s stock rallied to close higher in the last minutes of trading Thursday after the chip maker released quarterly results and an outlook that topped Wall Street expectations......»»

Pandemic buying trends that favored household goods and food over apparel continued, according to early sales data from firms that track shopper spending......»»

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Holdings Ltd. rallied 3.3% in afternoon trading Friday, adding to the previous session's 4.4% gain, as Wall Street analysts were mostly upbeat about the cruise operator's prospects in the wake of first-quarter results and r.....»»