New York Times | Stocks End at Record Highs, Bolstered by Retail and Oil New York Times Wall Street stocks ended at record highs on Thursday as surging oil prices and strong earnings from the department stores Macy's and Kohl's buoyed investor sentiment. Crude oil jumped as much as 5 percent on comments from the Saudi oil minister about ... Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Records on Same Day for First Time Since 1999 Strong Earnings, Surge in Oil Power Dow to Record High All 3 major stock indexes set new record highs; oil prices surge |