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Comcast Splits as Lisa Cook Gets Reprieve — WSJ

By Heard on the Street StaffThis is an edition of the Markets P.M. newsletter, a recap of the day's most important markets moves, delivered after the closing bell. If you're not subscribed, sign up here.What Happened in Markets TodayThe Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Lisa Cook. The Court o…

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The Dow Jones Index Closes 0.59% Higher

The Dow Jones Index went up by 307 points or 0.59 percent on Monday to close at 52183 points.The rise was led by Alphabet (4.10%), Caterpillar (3.59%) and Cisco Systems (3.35%).On the downside, the weakerst performers were Honeywell International (-6.23%), UnitedHealth (-2.00%) and Chevron (-1.50%).

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Top News Today: Stocks Rise Amid Deal Activity, AI Optimism

MARKET WRAPSSTOCKS: Stocks rose as traders jumped back into technology bets.TREASURYS: Treasury yields rose as investors rediscovered their risk appetite.FOREX: The U.S. dollar gave back some of its recent gains, but remained near 52-week highs.COMMODITIES: Oil futures rose, recouping some of their…

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Dow Reaches Record Closing High As Tech Stocks Rebound Strongly

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - After moving seeing significant volatility early in the session, stocks moved sharply higher over the course of the trading day on Monday. The major averages all moved to the upside, with the Dow reaching a new record closing high above 52,000.The Dow gave back some ground la…

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Nasdaq Jumps 2%, Breaks Losing Streak — WSJ

By Rebecca FengStocks rallied Monday, with investors hitting pause on the rout in technology shares last week.The tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 2.1%, the strongest performance among U.S. stock indexes. SpaceX and Tesla jumped 7% and 8% respectively, while shares in Comcast rose 4.4% after news it is spl…

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Nasdaq 100 Soars 2.3%, Dow Hits New High

US stocks closed sharply higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 rising 1.2%, the Nasdaq 100 surging 2.3%, and the Dow Jones gaining 307 points to finish at a fresh record high, as investors reassessed the AI trade following the recent selloff.Sentiment was also supported by easing tensions between the…

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U.S. Stocks Rise as M&A Heats Up — Market Talk

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq snap five-day losing streaks and the Dow Industrials jump to a record high as deal activity returns to start the week. Comcast announces plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate publicly traded company, Rocket Lab agrees to buy satellite operator Iridium Communi…

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U.S. Stocks Rise as M&A Heats Up — Market Talk

1606 ET - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq snap five-day losing streaks and the Dow Industrials jump to a record high as deal activity returns to start the week. Comcast announces plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate publicly traded company, Rocket Lab agrees to buy satellite operator Iridi…

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Why Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Is Trading Up Today

What Happened? Shares of online advertising giant Alphabet NASDAQ:GOOGLjumped 5% in the afternoon session after the company's shares officially debuted in the Dow Jones Industrial Average taking the slot vacated by Verizon.The Dow milestone is symbolic more than mechanical. The real driver was a re…

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Why Is FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Stock Soaring Today

What Happened? Shares of carbonate fuel cell technology developer FuelCell Energy NASDAQ:FCELjumped 24.3% in the afternoon session after it secured a major financing package, received a significant analyst upgrade, and was added to a major stock index.The company announced that the Export-Import Ba…

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Pinterest (PINS) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

What Happened? Shares of social commerce platform Pinterest NYSE:PINSjumped 4.4% in the afternoon session after signs of renewed diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Iran boosted investor sentiment. The broader market saw a significant uplift, as the S&P 500 attempted to break a five-day losing st…

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The Little Index That Could Crush the S&P 500 This Year — WSJ

By Heather GillersThe Russell 2000 index of small-company stocks has had quite a year so far, notching its greatest gains since 1991.The index, which did its annual rebalancing at the end of last week, was also beating the more famous S&P 500 by nearly 14 percentage points through Friday, also its…

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