The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.98% to a record 21,450.02, after touching a fresh intraday high earlier in the session. The S&P 500 gained 0.78% to finish at 6,389.45, just shy of an all-time closing high ...

The week ahead is very big for the economy. Reports from the federal government are due on inflation, jobless claims, retail sales industrial production, import prices, factory utilization and ...