Wall Street's main indexes posted record closing highs on Monday after President Donald Trump said an initial U.S.-China trade pact would be signed soon, while Boeing gave the Dow a big boost after the planemaker ousted its chief executive officer. | Video
* Indexes rise: Dow 0.38%, S&P 0.14%, Nasdaq 0.28% (Updates with mid-afternoon trading)
NEW YORK Dow stalwart Boeing Co's shares have nearly erased their gains for 2019 as the plane maker grapples with the fallout from its sidelined 737 MAX jetliner.
The S&P 500 and the Dow industrials ended little changed on Friday, hitting record highs in the session, as the United States and China announced an initial trade agreement, cooling tensions that have rattled markets.
* Indexes up: Dow 0.03%, S&P 500 0.05%, Nasdaq 0.25% (Updates with mid afternoon trading)
Wall Street's main indexes hit record highs on Thursday following news that the United States had reached a "deal in principle" with China to resolve a trade war that has rattled markets for nearly two years. | Video
* Indexes up: Dow 0.51%, S&P 500 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.39% (Updates to mid afternoon)
The benchmark S&P 500 stock index slightly extended modest gains on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signalled that borrowing costs are likely to remain unchanged indefinitely.
Wall Street's main stock indexes ended modestly higher on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled that borrowing costs are likely to remain unchanged indefinitely. | Video
Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters, many wearing masks and reindeer horns, after scuffles in shopping malls and in a prime tourist district as anti-government rallies escalated into chaos on Christmas Eve.