* S&P up 0.48%, Nasdaq up 0.94%, Dow up 0.27% * Intel ( INTC ) jumps as Nvidia ( NVDA ) takes $5 bln stake in co * Small-cap Russell 2000 index rises (Updates with closing price moves, volumes) By Abigail Summerville and Sukriti Gupta Sept 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes posted record-high closes on Thursday, a day...

04:19 PM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes ended higher on Thursday after a lower-than-expected jobless claims report and the Fed's forecast of two more hikes this year. * US initial jobless claims fell by 33,000 to 231,000 in the week ended Sept. 13, reversing a 28,000 increase to 264,000 in the prior week. Bloomberg reported that economists...

05:06 PM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street's main equity indexes notched fresh all-time highs on Thursday in a technology-led advance powered by Intel ( INTC ) and Nvidia ( NVDA ) , a day after the Federal Reserve signaled further cuts in interest rates later this year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.9% to 22,470.7, the S&P 500...

Sept 18 (Reuters) - The Russell 2000 index notched a record-high close on Thursday for the first time in four years, reflecting growing optimism about small-cap U.S. companies as lower interest rates boost investor confidence. The index gained 2.5% for the session to close at 2,467.70, eclipsing its previous all-time high close of 2,442.74 reached in November 2021. The Russell...