07:11 AM EST, 01/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The benchmark US stock measures were pointing higher before the opening bell Friday as traders prepare for the first trading session of the new year. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.4% and the Nasdaq gained 1.1% in premarket activity. The indexes finished Wednesday in the red for...

U.S. stocks settled mostly higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 300 points during the session. Key chip stocks, including Nvidia ( NVDA ) and Micron Technology ( MU ) gained during the session. Stocks recorded sharp gains in 2025, with the S&P 500 surging 16.39% for the year, recording its third consecutive double-digit annual surge,...

07:19 AM EST, 01/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The benchmark US stock measures were trending higher before Monday's opening bell as traders weighed the impact of the recent US military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of its President Nicolas Maduro. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was slightly in the green and the Nasdaq...

* Indexes down: Dow 0.19%, S&P 500 0.15%, Nasdaq 0.12% * All three indexes set for yearly gains * Nike ( NKE ) up after CEO Hill buys stock worth $1 mln * Vanda Pharma jumps after US FDA approves motion sickness drug (Updates late afternoon trade, adds fund manager's quote paragraphs 9-10) By Purvi Agarwal, Nikhil Sharma and Saeed...