Market Snapshot: Dow rallies 300 points, reclaims 35,000 as retail-sales report surpasses expectations

U.S. stock benchmarks trade higher Friday, with the Dow back above the 35,000 level as quarterly results from Goldman Sachs and better-than-expected U.S. September retail sales, helped fuel early buying on Wall Street.

U.S. stock benchmarks trade higher Friday, with the Dow back above the 35,000 level as quarterly results from Goldman Sachs and better-than-expected U.S. September retail sales, helped fuel early buying on Wall Street.