(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * US weekly jobless claims slip; Q2 GDP unrevised * Accenture ( ACN ) gains after upbeat annual revenue forecast * Miners jump after report of Chinese stimulus * Indexes up: Dow 0.55%, S&P 500 0.34%, Nasdaq 0.47% (Updated at...

* Mining stocks rise on China's stimulus package * Visa falls as DOJ files lawsuit for alleged antitrust violations * U.S.-listed Chinese firms jump after domestic stimulus plan * Indexes up: Dow 0.20%; S&P 500 0.25%; Nasdaq 0.56% (Recasts with new highs, adds market details after close) By Echo Wang Sept 24 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow ended...

* U.S. consumer confidence falls in September * U.S. Richmond Fed index shows contraction in business activity * China unveils stimulus measures, impact limited * U.S. rate futures price in 62% chance of big rate cut in November (Rewrites paragraph 1, adds new comment, bullets, graphic, U.S. two-year note auction, updates prices) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters)...

04:51 PM EDT, 09/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closed at record highs Tuesday as markets analyzed the latest economic data. The Dow rose 0.2% to 42,208.2, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.3% to 5,732.9. The Nasdaq Composite increased 0.6% to 18,074.5. Materials led the gainers among sectors, while financials saw the steepest...