Dow hits highest level ever
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose to its highest level ever Tuesday afternoon, taking out the record trading high hit in January 2000 before stepping back a little, as investors scooped up a variety of shares amid slumping oil prices.
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The Dow Jones hits a record high in intraday trading - its highest level for six years - as oil prices continue to slide.
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The Dow Jones hits a record high in intraday trading - its highest in level for six years - as oil prices continue to slide.
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Stock markets hit new historic highs on Friday, driven by a flurry of encouraging economic data that showed signs of a solid economic rebound in the second half of the year.
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Stocks rallied Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to a new all-time record and the S&P 500 to a fresh 6-1/2 year high, after investors cheered comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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The euro rocketed up to a new record high against the dollar as markets grew increasingly worried about the ballooning trade and budget deficits in the United States.
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Dow closes at record high for second consecutive day as investor get ready for earnings season.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a record on its biggest point gain in more than 4 years, after healthy retail sales reassured investors about consumer spending and a $38 billion mining takeover fed expectations for more deals. The S&P 500 also ended at a record closing high.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing the Dow past the 14,000 milestone, boosted by stronger-than-expected earnings and takeover activity.
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Stocks soared Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials rising more than 120 points, as a large buildup in the nation&#39;s energy inventories and increased consumer spending sent buyers back to the market.
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The Dow Jones industrial average surged to a new record on Tuesday, broke it on Wednesday and edged even higher on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  -The S&P 500 index  climbed to a record on Friday, surpassing levels reached during the Internet bubble, as General Electric Co.  increased a stock-buyback plan and data showed improving consumer sentiment.
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A mid-afternoon boost pushed the most widely followed benchmark of U.S. stocks past a previous high set amid the dot-com boom.
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Stocks rose Wednesday afternoon, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average within a whisper of its record closing high, before the world's most widely watched stock market gauge pulled back.
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The Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 index reached its highest close since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks Thursday as stocks surged on the Federal Reserve&#39;s upbeat assessment of the economy and a sharp drop in oil prices.
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Traders erupted into boisterous cheers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday as the market soared and the Dow Jones industrials catapulted to a new record close, an achievement that took on particular significance considering Wall Street's position just a year ago.
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Gold hit its highest level in more  than 16 years Tuesday as a steadier dollar failed to cool  worries over the currency's outlook, while Asian stocks gained  after a solid performance on Wall Street.