Stocks advanced Thursday, with investors cheering developments in Washington as lawmakers reached an agreement that would temporarily avert a government default by mid-month.   The three major indexes extended gains after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday morning that lawmakers had reached a deal to extend the government’s debt limit […]

Stocks traded mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow ending higher as Treasury yields steadied near multi-month highs.  The Nasdaq ended a choppy session lower, erasing some gains from earlier in the session. The index had closed out Tuesday’s regular session lower by 2.8{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, posting its biggest drop […]