04:05 PM EDT, 05/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes ended higher on Thursday as technology stocks led major gains in the Nasdaq and the S&P 500, pushing them toward new all-time highs.

* Among the top 10 companies with a market capitalization of more than $200 billion, implying a significant sway over indexes, eight were from the technology sector. In the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, Cisco Systems ( CSCO ) was the top outperformer.

* Retail sales in April rose for the third straight month, up 0.5% following a revised 1.6% gain in March, the Census Bureau reported Thursday, matching the consensus in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

* June West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose $0.81 to settle at $101.83 per barrel, while July Brent crude, the global benchmark, was last seen up $0.74 at $106.37.

* Cisco ( CSCO ) shares were up roughly 13% after the company reported a year-over-year rise in fiscal Q3 earnings and revenue, beating market expectations, and raised its fiscal 2026 guidance. The firm also announced restructuring plans that included lay-offs of nearly 4,000 employees.

* Biogen (BIIB) shares were down 6.4% after the company said a phase 2 trial of diranersen in people with early Alzheimer's disease did not meet its primary endpoint.