In early trading on Friday, shares of Intel topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 6.7%. Year to date, Intel registers a 4.7% gain. And the ...

The major averages all moved sharply higher, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading the charge. The major averages pulled back off their best levels in late-day trading but remained firmly positive.

the final trading day of President Joe Biden's term in office, as investors continued to cheer encouraging inflation data released earlier this week. The Nasdaq was in the lead in early trading as ...