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The US equity indexes closed at record highs on Thursday. Analysts look to the Democrats' victories in the Georgia Senate runoffs as a factor in the surge. Experts say the dual victories in the Georgia Senate runoffs pave the way for sweeping fiscal support in early 2021. The S&P 500 was up 1.5% at 3,803.79. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 212 points higher at 31,041.13, up 0.7%. While the Nasdaq composite saw an uptick of 2.6% at 13,067.48.
Nasdaq and the S&P 500 both chalked up record closes on Friday, driven by strong results form tech titans Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Nasdaq rose to a record high close, while other major indexes hovered near their own recent all-time highs, in a session with thin trading volume. Bobbi Rebell reports.
A deal to extend Greece's bailout sparked a late relief rally. The Nasdaq rose for the eighth straight session. Fred Katayama reports.
Lukas Jackson/Reuters US stocks closed mixed on Thursday amid falling jobless claims and new hopes for a stimulus deal. The Nasdaq composite closed at all-time highs, while the S&P 500 lost its record close in the final hour of trading. New weekly claims for unemployment insurance totaled an unadjusted 712,000 for the week that ended Saturday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected a reading of 775,000. Lawmakers warmed up to the $908 billion proposal Democratic leaders embraced on Wednesday, placing new pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to reach a compromise.
The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8 percent to 28,430.05, but still enjoyed its best August since 1984. The S&P 500 retreated from its latest record, losing 0.2 percent to finish the month at 3,500.31. IMAGES
The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange as the Nasdaq powers to a fresh record, benefiting from continued bullishness on tech stocks that have prospered during the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
The Nasdaq just barely moved higher but it was enough to set a new record high, though the other key benchmark indexes lost ground. Bobbi Rebell reports.
A day after Google reported better-than-expected earnings, its shares surged to a record high, lifting the Nasdaq and other tech stocks, like Facebook and Etsy. Bobbi Rebell reports.
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