Jessica Menton

U.S. shares traded higher Friday, led by Amazon, Microsoft and Starbucks. The Nasdaq composite index topped its closing high from the previous session.

The e-commerce giant revealed sales figures for its cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services, for the first time.

The Nasdaq broke a record set more than 15 years ago during the infamous dot-com bubble.

A strong U.S. dollar continues to drag on corporate profits during earnings season.

After the closing bell Wednesday, e-commerce giant eBay turned in quarterly results, along with Facebook, Qualcomm and AT&T.

The tech-heavy index came within 13 points of its all-time closing high last seen during the dotcom bubble in 2000.

This is the pinnacle week for earnings season for the S&P 500, with major tech companies among those reporting quarterly results.

Shares of the payments company rallied 7 percent Wednesday after China announced it will open its market for clearing domestic bank card transactions.

The fast-casual restaurant chain took a hit last quarter after the company raised menu prices to offset higher beef and dairy costs.

The Nasdaq biotechnology sector rallied nearly 2 percent Tuesday after generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical made an offer to buy smaller rival Mylan for $40 billion.

Investors sifted through a series of quarterly-earnings reports Tuesday that signaled a strong U.S. dollar is continuing to weigh on corporate results.

The blue-chip index plunged Friday as investors grappled with three things: Greece, China and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

A stronger U.S. greenback isn't exactly good news for American corporate bottom lines.

The world's largest oil field services company announced plans to slash another 11,000 workers, bringing the total layoffs up to 20,000 employees.

U.S. stocks closed flat Thursday despite oil prices rallying to their highest level of 2015.

Etsy's stock scored as its shares, along with Party City and Virtu Financial Inc., debuted on Wall Street Thursday.

The two banks reported quarterly results Thursday amid a busy week of corporate results from the financial sector.

The Brooklyn based e-commerce platform for handmade goods and vintage supplies could be valued at more than $1 billion.

The largest U.S. party supplies wholesaler and retailer could be valued at nearly $2 billion.

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Wednesday, after a more than 2 percent gain from the energy sector.

The world’s No. 1 maker of semiconductors posted earnings in line with Wall Street expectations a day earlier, despite sluggish PC sales.

However, BofA's first quarter reversed a surprise loss from a year ago when it was hit with $6 billion for litigation expenses.

The S&P 500 energy sector rallied in afternoon trading Tuesday, helped by a nearly 3 percent gain in oil prices.

The beauty company is exploring a strategic alternative, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Investors weighed a series of mixed earnings from JPMorgan and Wells Fargo, the first two major banks to report quarterly results this earnings season.

The investment giant's first-quarter profit jumped 12 percent from a year ago, while Wells Fargo reported a rare earnings decline.

Economists are looking ahead to earnings Tuesday from JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Johnson & Johnson and Intel.

JPMorgan Chase is the first of six major U.S. banks scheduled to post quarterly results between Tuesday and April 20.

Investors are preparing for a wave of quarterly financial results from the major U.S. banks.