The blue chips jump 181 after reports on jobless claims and retail sales cheer investors. Friday brings reports on consumer confidence and options expirations.
Stocks are higher as retail sales rose more than expected in May and first-time unemployment applications fell last week.
Gannett is upgraded to 'buy,' and SeaWorld is initiated with an 'outperform.'
Just like poor Jan Brady, they are getting a lot less attention than their larger and smaller siblings.
Tenet Healthcare is upgraded to 'buy,' and JetBlue is downgraded to 'neutral.'
A top News Corp. executive says the streaming service could force it to switch to cable.
CNBC finds that the clothing retailer is on the short list of possible targets.
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