Tag: points
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Dow adds 200 points for first close above 43,000
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to fresh records Monday as investors awaited the next batch of key corporate earnings. The broad market index climbed 0.77% to 5,859.85, while the 30-stock Dow advanced 201.36 points to 43,065.22. Both averages hit all-time highs and closed at records, with the Dow ending the session above the 43,000…
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Dow jumps 400 points to a record on Friday, S&P 500 closes above 5,800 for the first time
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average powered to new highs on Friday and capped off a winning week as banking behemoths ushered in a promising start to the third-quarter earnings season. The broad index gained 0.6% to end at 5,815.03, while the Dow rallied 409.74 points, or nearly 1%, to finish at 42,863.86. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.3% to…
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Kamala Harris points to California experience and criticizes Trump when asked how she would differ from Biden on border policy
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris sidestepped a town hall question Thursday about how she would handle the border differently than President Joe Biden, instead pointing to her experience on the issue and pivoting to attack former President Donald Trump’s policies. “Let me start with this, perhaps what distinguishes me from at least a…
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Kamala Harris’ tough-on-migration pitch at the border points to a shifting national mood
Kamala Harris highlighted her tough-on-migration stance during a long-anticipated trip Friday to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, aiming to cover off a political vulnerability and rebut Donald Trump’s core campaign message that Democrats are soft on immigration enforcement. “The United States is a sovereign nation, and I believe we have a duty to set rules…