Stocks And Shares

Shares of health care providers and service companies gained ground Thursday as strong May retail sales reports and a decline in unemployment claims lifted the market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 160 points in afternoon trading, and the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose the most in more than a month on Thursday after Wal-Mart and other retailers posted stronger-than-expected May sales and data showed a surprising fall in weekly jobless claims, spurring optimism about the economy ...