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(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * AMD up on plans to acquire ZT Systems for $4.9 bln * Fed Chair Powell to speak at Jackson Hole on Friday * Indexes up: Dow 0.47%, S&P 500 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.40% (Updated at 11:41 a.m. ET/ 1541 GMT)...

U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 150 points on Monday. The Dow traded up 0.44% to 40,838.25 while the NASDAQ rose 0.18% to 17,663.86. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.27% to 5,569.39. Check This Out: Around $2M Bet On This Health Care Stock? Check Out These 3 Stocks Under $5...

12:02 PM EDT, 08/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Monday as investors gear up for the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole Symposium later this week that could provide details on the future path of interest rates. In company news, Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) said Monday it has agreed to...