* Amazon.com ( AMZN ) surges as retail strength boosts profit * US job growth slows sharply in October * Consumer discretionary index pops (Adds preliminary closing details) By Abigail Summerville Nov 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes ended higher on Friday, rebounding from the previous day's sell-off as Amazon's ( AMZN ) strong earnings countered a significant drop...

03:55 PM EDT, 11/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.8% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 2.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index advanced 1.3%. In corporate news, Meta (META) failed to convince a UK court to let it challenge a class action lawsuit that alleges...

03:59 PM EDT, 11/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 0.7% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.6%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.6%. In corporate news, Maximus ( MMS ) shares rose 0.5% after the company initiated legal action against the rebid of...

03:50 PM EDT, 11/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were higher ahead of Friday's close, aided by a post-earnings rally in Amazon.com ( AMZN ) shares. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.8% at 18,245.3, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% to 42,054.2. The S&P 500 added 0.5% to 5,733.1. Among sectors, consumer discretionary led the gainers...