Stocks were slightly higher in afternoon trading Thursday as the market looks to add to its gains from earlier in the week.

Stocks are drifting higher on Wall Street in light trading as U.S. markets reopen following the Christmas holiday.

According to the latest Labor Department data, weekly jobless claims fell to 219,000 compared with expectations of 223,000.

Wall Street stocks headed lower on Thursday and U.S. benchmark Treasury yields scaled the highest level since April in light, ...

Even so, the U.S. market remains on pace to deliver strong returns for 2024. The benchmark S&P 500 is up 26.6% so far this ...

Indexes fell in their first trading day after Christmas as traders hope for a so-called Santa Clause rally to propel markets ...

The S&P 500 has gained an average of 1.3% in the last five trading days of December and the first two days of January since 1969, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac. A December without a Santa ...

These were the stocks moving the most ahead of Thursday's market open: Shares of GameStop rose over 3%. Some pointed to a Christmas Day post on X by influential trader Keith Gill, also known as ...

Dow Jones futures fell after Christmas, with Nvidia down. The Santa Claus rally got off to a strong start Dec. 24 with Tesla ...

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 150 points. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.3% ...

The U.S. stock markets are back open for business the day after Christmas, but there's another holiday coming up. Here's what to know.