04:36 PM EDT, 05/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes closed mixed Tuesday with Nvidia ( NVDA ) helping the Nasdaq Composite finish above 17,000 for the first time. The technology-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.6% to 17,019.9, closing at a record for the second straight session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% to 38,852.9, and the S&P 500 was...

Stocks were mixed to start the holiday-shortened week as investors looked ahead to this Friday's key inflation update. Despite the diverging price action, one of the three main benchmarks ended the day at a new record closing high.   Specifically, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.6% to 17,019, its highest finish ever. The S&P 500, meanwhile, eked out a marginal gain...

NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. trading on Tuesday moved to a shorter settlement cycle for securities transactions, putting investors and regulators on alert for increased trade failures and other hiccups in the world's largest financial market. Investors in U.S. equities, corporate and municipal bonds and other securities now must settle their transactions one business day after the trade,...

* Consumer confidence index rises to 102.0 in May * Labor market differential widens to 24 from 22.9 * House price increase slows in March By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in May after deteriorating for three straight months amid optimism about the labor market, but worries about inflation persisted and many households...