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The S&P 500 notched a second straight record-high close on Wednesday, as Oracle surged and cooler-than-expected inflation data supported expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. Oracle  ORCL.N  soared in its biggest one-day...

Wall Street's three main indexes scored record high closes on Tuesday, while UnitedHealth rallied, and a downward payrolls revision supported expectations the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates to shore up economic growth. The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow...

The Nasdaq notched a record high close on Monday, lifted by a rally in Broadcom, while the S&P 500 also gained as investors bet the Federal Reserve will soon lower borrowing costs to shore up economic growth. Investors expect multiple interest rate cuts this year...

U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Friday as investors weighed economic worries against optimism over interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve after data showed U.S. job growth weakened sharply in August. Bank shares were among those taking the biggest hit, with the...

The S&P 500 posted a closing record high on Thursday as labor market data did not change expectations for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, a day ahead of the key U.S. monthly jobs report. Also boosting the market were shares of Broadcom AVGO.O , Amazon...

The Nasdaq rose 1% and the S&P 500 also ended higher on Wednesday as Alphabet jumped after a U.S. judge ruled against breaking up the Google parent and as investors were optimistic that the Federal Reservewould cut interest rates this month. The Dow finished...

Wall Street started off September on a sharply lower note on Tuesday as investors weighed the future of the US President's tariffs after a federal appeals court ruled most of his sweeping tariffs illegal. A divided U.S. appeals court made the ruling on Friday, but...

The S&P 500 notched a record high close on Thursday after Nvidia's quarterly report fell short of investors' high expectations but confirmed that spending related to artificial intelligence infrastructure remains strong. Shares of Nvidia  NVDA.O dipped as much as...

The S&P 500 notched a record high close on Wednesday ahead of quarterly results from Nvidia, Wall Street's most closely watched event this week, which will test the rally that has pushed valuations of AI-related companies to levels that some investors view as too...

The S&P 500 ended higher on Tuesday, lifted by Nvidia and Eli Lilly, while the U.S. President's decision to fire a central bank governor deepened concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence. Nvidia  NVDA.O  rose 1.1% ahead of its quarterly report late on...