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U.S. stocks made solid gains on Friday after a volatile week that saw recently-attained records battered.

Global stocks held close to record highs while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar firmed on Thursday as the debate continued over when the Federal Reserve will start to ease stimulus.

NEW YORK — The Dow and S&P 500 jumped to record closes for a third straight day on Thursday, with mega-cap technology stocks driving the market higher as…

Global shares strengthened on Tuesday, hovering just off record highs, while U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest levels since mid-July, spurred by Federal Reserve tapering talk.

Article content NEW YORK — U.S. shares bounded to record highs on Thursday helped by strong company earnings and solid economic growth data, though the Federal Reserve’s message earlier this week that it is in no hurry to taper stimulus pinned the dollar at a one-month low. Following a spate of strong corporate earnings reports from Ford Motor Co to KFC owner Yum Brands Inc overnight, investors were further cheered by data showing the U.S. economy grew at a solid annualized pace of 6.5% in ...

Indexes: Dow up 0.2%, S&P 500 up 0.2%, Nasdaq up 0.03% NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - All three major U.S. stock indexes eked out record closing highs for a second straight session on Monday as investors were optimistic heading into a slew of earnings from heavyweight technology and internet names this week, while caution ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting kept the market in check. More than one-third of the S&P 500 was set to report quarterly results this week, including Apple Inc (AAPL....

New York: All three major US stock indexes eked out record closing highs for a second straight session on Monday as investors were optimistic heading into a slew of earnings from heavyweight technology and internet names this week, while caution ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting kept the market in check. More than one-third of the S&P 500 was set to report quarterly results this week, including Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Amazon.com Inc and Google parent Alphabet Inc, the four largest US...

U.S. stocks settle down, Nasdaq loses 33 points Lola Evans U.S. stocks were basically flat on Wednesday with little movement in either direction. The focus on Wednesday shifted to earnings as major banks prepare to report.. "Everyone knows earnings are going to be very strong." NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were basically flat on Wednesday with little movement in either direction. The focus on Wednesday shifted to earnings as major banks prepare to report. "Everyone knows earnings are going ...

BofA slips as low interest rates hurt lending business American Airlines up on positive forecast Indexes: Dow +0.13%, S&P 500 +0.12%, Nasdaq -0.22% July 14 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended with a gain after briefly hitting an intra-day record in a choppy session on Wednesday, as investors balanced worries about inflation with reassuring comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, utilities (.SPLRCU), real estate (.SPLRCR) and consumer staples (.SPLRCS) were among the s...

NASDAQ-Adv: 1,406 Dec: 2,970 NYSE-Adv: 1,752 Dec: 2,320(Source: Nasdaq) Wall Street saw choppy trade on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 reaching a record high and the Nasdaq edging lower as investors balanced worries about inflation with reassuring comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Eight of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes were higher in afternoon trade, led by a 0.9% rise in utilities. U.S. monetary policy will offer “powerful support” to the economy “until the recovery is complete,�...