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U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, financial shares led the gains，Dow component Alcoa and the railway operator CSX announced strong earnings growth, it increased investor optimism ，it continued to tape the first five consecutive trading days up momentum. EST at 16 o’clock on the July 13, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 146.75 points to close [...]

Wall Street extended its rally to the sixth straight day on Tuesday as investors were encouraged by Alcoa’s earnings. Alcoa, the first Dow component company to report second-quarter results, boosted investors’ confidence for a strong earning season. The aluminum producer reported after the market closed on Monday that its net income was 136 million dollars, [...]

The U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Monday as investors avoided making big bets ahead of the earning season. There are no major economic data scheduled for release on Monday. Investors are cautiously awaiting Alcoa to report its second-quarter results after the market close, which officially kicks off a new earning season. As the market [...]

U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday，the first time jobless claims last week fell more than expected, sales of some retailers in June strong growth, it enhanced investors’ confidence. EST at 16 o’clock on the July 8, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 120.64 points to close at 10,138.92 points, or 1.20%; the Nasdaq composite index rose [...]

U.S. stocks rose for the third straight day on Thursday as investors were heartened by a bullish jobs report. The Labor Department said the number of workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits dropped by 21,000 to 454,000 in the week ended July 3. The decline in initial claims was more than economists had expected [...]