Dow soars nearly 300 points as banks rally
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Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.
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Stocks rallied Wednesday, with the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs, as investors found momentum at the end of a tumultuous session on Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, pushing the Dow to an all-time high for the second day in a row and driving the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as data showing a weaker-than-expected services sector calmed inflation fears and added to hopes the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday,   sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its 2nd highest   ever close and 80 points shy of its record peak, as a rebound   in a measure of consumer confidence boosted optimism about   spending and the outlook for corporate earnings.
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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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NEW YORK, Oct. 4 -- Wall Street rose even higher Wednesday, propelling the Dow Jones industrial average to its second straight record close.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday after a pullback in benchmark bond yields and signs of strength in the economy triggered a rebound in interest-rate-sensitive shares, including banks, utilities and home builders.
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Europe&#39;s equity markets jumped on Friday after Wall Street soared higher overnight, with Frankfurt&#39;s DAX 30 index of leading shares surging to a historic record above 8,150 points.
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Stocks rose sharply and the Dow industrials hit a record high on Wednesday, boosted by comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the economy will grow moderately as inflation eases.
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Stocks rallied Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close, after investors cheered comments on the economy and inflation from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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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 - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials 112 points higher, as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive raised hopes for a merger in the tech sector. The major indexes closed the week with respectable gains...
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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday after news that Bank of America  is in advanced talks to buy struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp .
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Europe&#39;s equity markets rallied on Friday, with Frankfurt&#39;s DAX 30 index of top shares hitting a historic record above 8,150 points after Wall Street soared overnight, dealers said.
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Stocks rallied strongly in the US last night, with both the Dow and the Nasdaq at their highest for months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above its end 2003 level for the first time in more than four months.
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Wall Street rises despite former Fed chief's 33% odds of recession.
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Wall Street made a huge comeback Thursday, with a nearly 400-point swing on the Dow.