Stock futures were rising late Sunday, extending their trajectory from last week as lawmakers raced to get a tax and spending megabill to the White House by Friday.

July also tends to be a solid month for markets: Historically, it has been the strongest month for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 in terms of average monthly performance. The Dow's ...

Investors now wonder whether the new records signal the start of a longer-lasting rally in the U.S. stock market, or if it's merely a short period of boom before the next big shakeout. For some ...