Solid quarterly results from a range of big companies helped send the stock market slightly higher today.

Wall Street’s recent passion for high-dividend stocks is fading.

Serious doubts about the health of the job market and the pace of the US economic recovery put markets on edge last night.

Wall Street celebrated President George Bush’s re-election with a solid rally today, surging higher as investors welcomed continuity in Washington and shrugged off higher oil prices.

Investors struggled past concerns over a potential terror strike on New York targets, including Wall Street, today, sending stocks modestly higher.