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U.S. stocks pushed to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods kept piling up profits. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9%, also adding to their own records from a day earlier. The Nasdaq composite rose 242.74 points, or 0.9%, to 26,917.47.
The stock market rode a big rally in software stocks to fresh highs on Thursday despite another hot inflation report. The Nasdaq gained 0.9%. The Dow rose 25 points to post a slight gain and eke out a fresh record, too.
US equity indexes rose amid speculation that an agreement to end the war against Iran is awaiting Pr
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US equity indexes rose amid media speculation of a peace deal with Iran to end the war and as the Fe
By Twesha Dikshit and Utkarsh Hathi May 28 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Thursday after a report said the U.S. and Iran had reached a deal, while investors also digested key inflation
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 were gaining steam as the morning rolled on Thursday. Software stocks were a big reason why. The Nasdaq was up 0.5%, while the S&P 500 was up 0.4%. The Dow was down 20 points, or essentially flat.
Stocks were struggling to build on their recent records on Thursday after the latest escalation between the U.S. and Iran and the hottest inflation report since 2023. The Dow fell 301 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 was down 0.1%.
Wall Street closed mixed on Wednesday, driven by healthcare and consumer stocks.
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Investing.com - U.S. stock futures pointed lower on Thursday, as a fresh exchange of strikes in Gulf dented hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal and investors geared up for key inflation data closely watched by the Federal Reserve.
US equity futures were lower pre-bell Thursday as fresh US and Iranian strikes once again threatened
Wall Street stocks are expected to go into reverse on Thursday as optimism about the ceasefire in the Gulf and a potential US-Iran peace deal became increasingly strained. Futures for the tech-laded Nasdaq were tipped to lead the decline, down 0.5%, while S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures...