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U.S. stocks held near the unchanged mark on Thursday, as investors digested a batch of economic data, including a report on the labor market, as expectations remained elevated for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week. With the November payrolls report...

U.S. stocks advanced to close higher on Wednesday, as a flurry of economic data kept expectations elevated for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, while a fall in Microsoft's shares curbed the advance. The record-long 43-day U.S. government shutdown...

U.S. stocks climbed on Friday in thin trading volume during a shortened session after Thanksgiving, driven by gains in retail and a recovery in tech stocks. Expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in December strengthened throughout the week, helping underpin...

Wall Street extended its rally on Tuesday as revived tech strength and the increasing probability of a December interest rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve put investors in a buying mood the day before the Thanksgiving holiday. All three major U.S. stock indexes...

Wall Street extended its rally on Tuesday as a spate of economic data appeared to support the case for the U.S. Federal Reserve to implement its third and final rate cut of the year in December, while softness in the tech sector limited the Nasdaq's gains. All three...

Wall Street stocks closed higher on Monday, extending Friday's rally as increased odds that the U.S. Federal Reserve will lower its Fed funds target rate in December helped investors look past concerns about inflated tech valuations. U.S. indexes embarked on the...

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Friday as traders boosted bets on an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next month, while all three of the major indexes posted losses for the week amid concerns over lofty technology valuations. Shares of Nvidia NVDA.O...

U.S. stocks ended a choppy session higher on Wednesday, bouncing off recent losses as technology stocks rose ahead ofNvidia's quarterly results. Nvidia  NVDA.O  shares gained more than 5% after ending the regular session up 2.8% as the artificial intelligence...

U.S. stocks were about 1% lower on Monday as investors considered the health of the consumer ahead of quarterly results from retailers this week and a long-delayed U.S. jobs report, while they also braced for earnings from Nvidia NVDA.O later this week. Losses...

Wall Street stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors looked ahead to Nvidia's quarterly results next week and worried that the Federal Reserve may hold off on cutting U.S. interest rates in December. The Nasdaq ended higher and the S&P 500 finished marginally...