Thursday, Dow reported a fourth-quarter per-share loss of 34 cents from sales of $9.5 billion. Wall Street was looking for a 46-cent loss from sales of $9.5 billion.

Major equities indexes advanced Wednesday, with the S&P 500 crossing the 7000 level for the first time, ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates and earnings results from several Magnificent Seven tech companies.

US equities opened the week on a positive note, with the S&P 500 rising 0.5 percent as investors balanced political uncertainty against a heavy slate of earnings and an upcoming Federal Reserve (Fed) decision.

Only one of the five largest publicly traded companies by market cap isn't currently part of the Dow -- and that appears likely to change in the new year.

Stocks rose on Thursday, extending their gains from the previous session after easing geopolitical fears sparked a broad-based market rally.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is having its best start to a new year since 2018, bolstered by financial and industrial names like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS and Caterpillar Inc. CAT. The blue-chip gauge was up 1.9% through the first four trading days ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks 30 large, well-established companies across areas like finance, technology, and pharmaceuticals.

Monday’s gains put the Dow in the lead among major U.S. equity benchmarks, with the index advancing 1.5% on the session. Among individual components, several key names contributed notably to the rally including shares of Chevron ( CVX) which have gained more than 5%.

The Dow Jones index dropped Friday following two days of gains from the Greenland deal rally. Intel plunged on earnings.