WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains why this ... by a half percentage point that pushed the S&P 500 to its first record high since mid-July and the Dow to close above 42000 points for the first time.

This pushed the benchmark S&P 500 up more than 2% to an all-time high of 5,087 points. The Dow Jones industrials also hit a record, jumping 456 points, or 1.2% to pass 39,000. The Nasdaq Composite ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 192 points, or 0.4%, to hit a record 44,915 points. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to 6,032 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was also in the green ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closed at record highs Tuesday as markets analyzed the latest economic data. The Dow rose 0.2% to 42,208.2, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.3% to 5,732.9.

Stocks climbed on Friday, pushing the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to record closing highs. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 1.2% to close at 4,839. This marked the S&P 500's first record ...

Wall Street ended higher today, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow posting fresh record finishes, as investors bought into technology stocks ahead of a busy week packed with corporate earnings and ...

The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, clinching its 38th record close of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 743 points, or 1.8%, also securing an all-time high. That marked the blue-chip index ...

STORY: Shares of big banks helped boost the Dow and S&P 500 to fresh record highs on Friday, while the latest inflation data supported expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates ...

Financial stocks fueled Friday's rally, pushing the S&P 500 up 0.7% and the Dow Jones 0.8% ... BlackRock shares hit a new record high. Friday's economic data included a higher-than-expected ...

The S&P 500 added 1.7%, surpassing the broad index’s previous peak, and is now up 19.8% this year. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 192 points, or 0.4%, to hit a record 44,915 points. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to 6,032 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was also in the green ...

(Reuters) -The S&P 500 and the Dow scored record closing highs on Friday ... manager reported that its assets under management had hit a record high for the third straight quarter.