The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further improvement in overall market sentiment, with the index remaining in the "Greed" zone on Friday.
U.S. stocks closed mixed in the holiday-shortened trading session on Friday, ahead of the major shopping season. Meanwhile, all three major indices recorded their fourth straight weekly gains.
iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT) shares jumped around 39% following a report suggesting Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) proposed acquisition of the robot vacuum maker is set to get unconditional approval from EU antitrust authorities.
On the economic data front, the S&P Global U.S. services PMI rose to 50.8 in November from 50.6 in the previous month, recording the highest ...