Category: US stock

How Major US Stock Indexes Fared June 8

Stocks rose just enough for Wall Street to barrel into a new bull market Thursday as the S&P 500 keeps rallying off its low from last autumn. The index rose 0.6 percent to carry it 20 percent above a bottom hit in October. That means Wall Street’s main measure of health has climbed out of…


Stocks Meander Higher, Scoring Record Highs for S&P 500, Dow

A wobbly day of trading on Wall Street ended with most stock indexes managing slight gains, enough for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to score all-time highs. The S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent after having been down 0.2 percent in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2 percent and the Nasdaq…