Wall Street climbed on Wednesday after President Donald Trump secured a trade deal with Japan, sparking optimism for a flurry of new agreements as the August 1 deadline looms.

Asian shares rallied on Wednesday, with Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the U.S. announced a deal on President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Investor enthusiasm faded for the latest meme stocks on Wednesday, with shares in heavily shorted Krispy Kreme (DNUT.O) and GoPro (GPRO.O) closing well below their session highs, while Tuesday's inve...

Shares of some highly-shorted companies, including Krispy Kreme and GoPro, jumped in premarket trading on Wednesday, aided by their names trending on social media forums a day after retail traders pil...

U.S. stock indexes inched to more records to kick off a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent and squeaked past its prior all-time high set Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped less than 0.

General Motors shed 3.6% in the early going after the automaker reported that its profit and revenue declined from the previous quarter.