Tag: nasdaq

  • Wall Street rallies as Fed holds fire on rates

    NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street racked up gains on Wednesday, and the Nasdaq closed at a record high, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, for now leaving intact the low-rate environment that has helped underpin the bull market.

  • Wall Street rally boosted by higher oil prices

    U.S. crude pared some of their gains, but were up more than 2 percent after the International Energy Agency said oil prices might have bottomed as output in the United States and other non-OPEC countries was beginning to fall quickly. Investors took a positive view of European Central Bank's new stimulus package unveiled on Thursday,…