The U.S. stock market was trading modestly higher around midday Friday, with the S&P 500 index attempting a fifth straight day of gains as investors appeared encouraged by signs that the global trade ...

The S&P 500 erased its losses for the year this week, boosted by a slew of bullish factors including cooling inflation and ...

Shares of athletic-gear retail chains Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. and Foot Locker Inc. tore in opposite directions on Thursday after the former struck a $2.5 billion deal to buy the latter, prompting ...