US equity indexes rose amid gains in communication services and a decline in government bond yields after midday Friday. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7% to 18,500.8, and the S&P 500 advanced 0.4% to 5, ...

The Nasdaq composite outperformed in the stock market today, helped by strong earnings reports from Netflix and Intuitive Surgical.

Wall Street was in positive territory in Friday midday trading, buoyed by upbeat quarterly earnings reports that kept investor sentiment bullish.

Also, China Sep industrial production rose +5.4% y/y ... the Dow Jones Industrials after its new iPhone 16 sales in China are up 20% in their first three weeks compared with last year’s model. Lamb ...