S.&P. and Dow Set New Records
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Wall Street soared today, propelling the Standard & Poorâs 500 index and Dow Jones industrials to record highs.
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The Dow Jones industrial average posted its best week since November 19, rising slightly on Friday to achieve another record close, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped as investors were reluctant to take long positions before the holiday weekend.
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Stocks start trading Wednesday with the Dow at a new record high, but oil prices and comments from Federal Reserve policy makers are likely to determine if they can build on that record, or if they'll give up recent gains.
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Stocks rose on Friday, driving the Dow industrials to a record high after unexpectedly flat consumer price data reassured investors that U.S. economic growth and inflation are under control.
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The Dow Jones industrial average set an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record made in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will underpin corporate profits even as economic growth slows.
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The month of May saw a record of more than $110 billion of foreign investments in U.S. stocks and corporate bonds.
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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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The S&P 500 stock index touched a six-year high on Thursday as higher-than-expected earnings from investment bank Bear Stearns Co. Inc. , retailer Costco Wholesale Corp.  and other companies improved the outlook for steady profit growth.
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NEW YORK -- Stocks surged Thursday, carrying the Dow Jones industrials into record territory as investors gleaned some positive consumer spending trends from retailers' generally sluggish June sales reports.
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THE share market edged to new record highs today, with strong resources and banks countering weakness in market heavyweight The News Corporation Ltd.
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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 and oil prices hit record highs on Wednesday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its worst start to a new year since 1983 and Treasury bonds surged after fresh signs of weakness in the US economy.
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The Dow closed at its highest level in seven months, the Nasdaq in nine months and the S&amp;P hit a fresh three-year high. The US stock market has been on an upward path since the re-election of President George W Bush.
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Stocks rose for a third day and the Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record on Thursday, helped by a share-buyback plan from Caterpillar Inc. and a sizable aircraft order for Boeing Co.
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The Dow Jones industrial average set an all-time high on Tuesday, pulling above the previous record set in 2000 as tumbling oil prices led investors to buy shares of consumer and industrial companies that benefit from lower crude prices.
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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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The Dow Jones industrial average soared to a record high yesterday, finally surpassing the previous peak reached at the height of the technology bubble.