12:40 PM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose after midday Friday, with technology and consumer discretionary helping push the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to record highs, while crude oil futures slumped. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.2% to 25,190.1, with the S&P 500 up 0.7% to 7,257.3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaned slightly higher to 49,665.2....

* Indexes: Dow flat, S&P 500 up 0.58%, Nasdaq up 1.07% * Apple ( AAPL ) climbs on strong forecast * Software stocks gain after Atlassian ( TEAM ) raises outlook * Roblox ( RBLX ) plunges after slashing bookings forecast (Updates with afternoon trading) By Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi May 1 (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 and...

Wall Street rose and major indices continued their climb on Friday, as the SP 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit new record highs, driven by the momentum of their strongest monthly performance in years. Sentiment was bolstered by a report from Iranian state media stating that Tehran sent its latest negotiation proposals to the United States via Pakistani mediators on Thursday....

11:53 AM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Friday, as The Street looks to close out a tumultuous week of trading on a high note. In company news, Apple ( AAPL ) reported fiscal Q2 earnings late Thursday of $2.01 per diluted share, up from $1.65 a year earlier and...