Retailers and technology companies powered stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, extending the market's record-setting run. The Nasdaq composite climbed above 9,000 points for the first time as Apple led technology stocks higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 also climbed to new highs. The benchmark index...
S&P 500 Adds to Record as Health Care Stocks Climb
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes slinked higher Tuesday, and the S&P 500 added to its record after stronger-than-expected profit reports from drugmakers pushed health care stocks to big gains. The reports from Pfizer and Merck highlighted a mixed set of earnings reports from big companies, including Google's parent. Companies...
Americans Are Gobbling Up Plant-Based Burgers
After months of shortages, Impossible Foods is partnering with a veteran food production company to ramp up supplies of its popular plant-based burgers. The Redwood City, Calif.-based startup is partnering with OSI Group, an original supplier to McDonald's and one of the world's largest food producers. OSI, based in Aurora,...
Battered Wall Street Rebounds With Best Day in 10 Years
Stocks rocketed on Wednesday in Wall Street's best day in 10 years, snapping a stomach-churning, four-day losing streak and giving some post-Christmas cheer to a market that has been battered this December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up more than 1,000 points — its biggest single-day point gain ever...