According to the latest Labor Department data, weekly jobless claims fell to 219,000 compared with expectations of 223,000.
The stock erased early mild losses after the Christmas midweek holiday. Boeing shares have made five-month highs.
Stocks were slightly higher in afternoon trading Thursday as the market looks to add to its gains from earlier in the week.
U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began ...
Stocks are drifting higher on Wall Street in light trading as U.S. markets reopen following the Christmas holiday.
"Some investors were caught flat-footed in some of the biggest trades of 2024. Gold, banks, and MLPs notched big returns but instead saw substantial outflows," noted ETF strategists at BofA Global ...
Even so, the U.S. market remains on pace to deliver strong returns for 2024. The benchmark S&P 500 is up 26.6% so far this ...
Indexes fell in their first trading day after Christmas as traders hope for a so-called Santa Clause rally to propel markets ...
Over time, dividend stocks have shown consistent resilience in difficult market conditions. Despite the recent focus on AI, ...