Stock bulls on track to notch six-day winning streak

Thu, May 25, 2017, 11:35 AM

Stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are broadly up at the midday mark, on track to notch six straight days of gains. The consumer discretionary sector (XLY) is leading the way up and only energy (XLE) is in the red. Alan Valdes, director of floor operations at Silverbear, joins us live from the New York Stock Exchange. To discuss the other big stories of the day, Alexis Christoforous is joined by Yahoo Finance’s Rick Newman and Seana Smith.

Today’s Midday Movers topics:

Stocks on track to post 6 days of gains
Crude oil down despite OPEC-led agreement on cuts
How health care stocks react to TrumpCare
American employers can’t fill jobs
Gig economy jobs filling the void in traditional payroll employment
Nintendo ‘Switch’ console release: Nintendo up 37%
TSA testing new screening for electronics

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