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Investors are awaiting the outcome of the midterm elections and the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting amid speculation over stimulus programs.

Stocks rallied Wednesday as investors continue to anticipate more stimulus measures from the Federal Reserve.

Traders tiptoed around stocks early Friday as they absorbed the government's jobs report, but the market flipped a switch mid-morning and settled into a rally mode that pushed the major indexes up to their best levels since May.

Traders were encouraged that orders for manufactured goods excluding the volatile transportation sector rose sharply last month.

New month starts higher after European bank profits boost U.S. financials.

The economy won out over earnings season Wednesday, when a round of mostly better-than-expected reports couldn't stop a triple-digit slide in the Dow Jones industrial average.

Stocks rose sharply Tuesday after earnings reports from Alcoa and CSX reassured investors about the pace of the economic recovery.

The stock market staged its biggest rally since May on Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average above 10000, as investors rushed to buy blue-chip shares near their lowest levels this year. The hope was that coming quarterly ...

Stocks extended their winning streak Monday after China said it would allow its currency to appreciate against the dollar, a move that could provide a boost for U.S. manufacturers and exporters ...

Industrial and technology stocks pulled the market sharply higher Tuesday after Boeing Co. said it was boosting production and an industry group forecast that demand for computers would increase.