Wall Street drifted through mixed trading Thursday as rising fashion and cigarette stocks worked against drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% following healthy gains for stock markets across much of Europe and Asia.

Key U.S. market averages were mixed Thursday, as investors sorted through a new wave of earnings reports and labor-market updates, including a jump in job cuts, ahead of Friday's monthly U.S. payrolls report.

Dillard's (NYSE: DDS) might be the best-performing stock you've never heard of. The Arkansas-based department store chain is up 670% over the last five years as an aggressive share buyback program and a number of behind-the-scenes competitive advantages have driven phenomenal growth for an otherwise sleepy-looking business,

Wall Street shifted lower in early trading Wednesday as markets took in more corporate earnings reports while considering the impact of tariffs being imposed by the United States and China.

US stocks mostly gain early Thursday as investors weigh earnings reports. Amazon results are due after the close and monthly jobs on Friday.

However, the stock market shifted into a higher gear in November after Donald Trump emerged as the victor on election night. While it's crystal clear that Wall Street loves President Trump, an inherited risk threatens to send the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite tumbling.

Wall Street is mixed in light trading early as anxiety dissipated somewhat after President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada

Google’s parent company is weighing on a mixed Wall Street Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making.

Among the 23 analysts who follow Palantir, the median target price of $39 per share implies 62% downside from the current price of $102. Brent Thill at Jefferies is particularly bearish. He has a sell rating, and his target price of $28 implies 73% downside.

Wall Street is drifting Wednesday as gains for most stocks outweigh drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest profit reports. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in late trading.

Stocks on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making.