The tech-heavy index came within 13 points of its all-time closing high last seen during the dotcom bubble in 2000.
This is the pinnacle week for earnings season for the S&P 500, with major tech companies among those reporting quarterly results.
Amid a probe of New Jersey pension fees, documents show that millions more went to the firm of the governor's chief fundraiser.
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Shares of the payments company rallied 7 percent Wednesday after China announced it will open its market for clearing domestic bank card transactions.
The Atlanta beverage giant grew global sales by 1 percent. Shares rally on company's reported revenue, profit rise.
According to a new report, nearly 80 percent of US companies surveyed fail to check their supply chain for “conflict minerals.”
Analysts agreed that Teva, the world's largest generic drugmaker, would need to sweeten its bid to the $90-per-share range.
Asian equities have found support from Chinese measures to spur lending and combat a slowing economy.
The fast-casual restaurant chain took a hit last quarter after the company raised menu prices to offset higher beef and dairy costs.
The Nasdaq biotechnology sector rallied nearly 2 percent Tuesday after generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical made an offer to buy smaller rival Mylan for $40 billion.
The U.K. trader's manipulation of S&P futures contracts sent markets into a record plunge.
The bank's investment in Perseus demonstrates the growing importance of high-speed trading.
BlackRock's Laurence Fink is among the asset managers pointing to possible trouble in China's financial sector.
Investors sifted through a series of quarterly-earnings reports Tuesday that signaled a strong U.S. dollar is continuing to weigh on corporate results.
The news comes shortly after a full default on both principal and interest by Cloud Live Technologies earlier this month.
The Shanghai stock market has almost doubled in value over the last six months, leading some analysts to warn of a bubble.
Morgan Stanley and Hasbro, unlike some big corporations, turned in strong quarterly results to boost the stock market.
The latest cut is the deepest single reduction since the depth of the global crisis in 2008.
China's central bank on Sunday cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves, the second industry-wide cut in two months.
“The size of the cut is more than expected,” one analyst says. “It’s going to release around a trillion yuan ($160 billion) [in liquidity] at least.”
The blue-chip index plunged Friday as investors grappled with three things: Greece, China and a strengthening U.S. dollar.
An analysis suggests as much as half of pension fees paid to private equity firms aren't being disclosed.
A stronger U.S. greenback isn't exactly good news for American corporate bottom lines.
A U.S. interest rate hike in the near term is now seen as less likely after a recent run of lackluster U.S. economic data.
American Express Co., the world's largest credit card issuer, reported quarterly revenue that fell short of analysts' estimates, hurt by a stronger dollar and the loss of several co-branded tie-ups.
Rep. Paul Ryan helped introduce a bill Thursday that would augment trade and economic growth in developing countries.
The world's largest oil field services company announced plans to slash another 11,000 workers, bringing the total layoffs up to 20,000 employees.
U.S. stocks closed flat Thursday despite oil prices rallying to their highest level of 2015.
New Jersey pension officials voted for an audit of skyrocketing fees paid to Wall Street firms by the Christie administration.
