U.S. stocks rose after the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75% to 5%.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was leading the other two major U.S. stock-market indexes higher. The Nasdaq was up 467 points, or 2.7%, near 18,043, according to FactSet data. If those gains hold, ...

The Nasdaq composite closed today at 18,013.98. Compared to yesterday’s close, the benchmark index rose by 440.68 points, or ...

Elsewhere on the Dow Jones, Boeing Co (BA) is facing steep declines on Friday, tumbling to a daily performance of -3.5% and falling to $157 per share as the airplane manufacturer sees its first ...

Shares of Microsoft Corp. advanced 1.83% to $438.69 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for ...

The Dow Jones clipped into yet another record bid on ... but intraday bidders will be cautious with early pullback signs forming on the daily candlesticks. Retail Sales data published by the ...

Drought Down South: With U.S. crops fully formed and now being harvested, grain traders turned their speculative focus toward Brazil, where growing areas in the center of the country are experiencing ...

The blue chip index closed above the psychologically significant 42,000 level for the first time ever Thursday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another all-time high after recouping its losses from early September. The S&P 500 ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another all-time high after recouping its losses from early September. The S&P 500 ...

TheStreet.com reported a 49 percent increase in unique visitors in August, jumping into the top 10 of business news sites, ...