Dow, S&P close at records as Disney offsets drop in sentiment
NEW YORK, Aug 13 - The Dow Industrial and S&P 500 edged up to closing records on Friday and notched a second straight week of gains, buoyed by a climb in Walt Disney shares, but a sharp drop in consumer sentiment kept gains in check.Walt Disney rose 1.00% as one of the biggest boosts to both the Dow and benchmark S&P index after its profit topped market expectations as its streaming services added more customers than expected and its pandemic-hit U.S. theme parks returned to profitability."That
Dow, S&P 500 close at records as U.S. infrastructure bill clears Senate
'Meme stock' AMC gives up early gains and closes down. Kansas City Southern jumps as Canadian Pacific ups buyout offer. NEW YORK, Aug 10 - Wall Street rose on Tuesday, with both the blue-chip Dow and benchmark $S&P 500$ closing at record highs, as economically sensitive value stocks gained with the U.S. Senate's passage of a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package.The bill, which now heads to the House of Representatives, could provide the nation's biggest investment in decades in roads,