Officials in President Joe Biden's administration are trying to head off Republican concerns that his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief proposal is too expensive
Dow up 0.83%, S&P 500 up 1.39%, Nasdaq up 1.97%; FAANGs jump after Netflix results beat estimates
The Nasdaq Composite rose 145.4 points, or 1.10%, to an all-time high of 13342.548 at the opening bell
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Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 116.19 points, or 0.38%, to 31,178.17, Nasdaq Composite gained 81.07 points, or 0.62 %, to 13,210.89
Seven of the 11 major S&P sectors rose in early trading with healthcare, consumer discretionary and real estate leading gains.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 101.76 points, or 0.33%, to 30,302.21, the S&P 500 lost 9.84 points, or 0.26%, to 3,725.52 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 57.54 points, or 0.45%, to 12,841.89
IPOs have been on a tear this year, as companies rode the stock market rally that followed the coronavirus-induced slump. They totaled $220 billion globally, up 25% year-to-date
Nine of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, with energy stocks rising the most
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 16.25 points, or 0.05%, at the open to 30,200.20.
Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 10.51 points, or 0.03 per cent
Analysts now expect investor attention to gradually shift from vaccine approvals to their global distribution
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Wednesday the country will face the grimmest health crisis yet over the next few months
The move could hit companies such as Alibaba, tech firm Pinduoduo Inc and oil giant PetroChina Co Ltd
Pfizer Inc gained about 3.6% as the drugmaker and Germany's BioNTech SE sought emergency approval of their vaccine candidate from the European regulator
The three main US stock indexes have gained more than 10 per cent this month
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 69.34 points, or 0.24%, at the open to 29,332.82
The broad sell-off was a reversal of Monday's rally, in which the blue-chip Dow reached its first record closing high since before the pandemic
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 192.55 points, or 0.65%, at the open to 29,672.36