Solar stocks were climbing Thursday on the back of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut, giving investors confidence that solar panel demand could bounce back. Following signals that the labor market is softening and inflation is cooling,

U.S. stocks are hanging near their records Tuesday after Chinese stocks soared following a slew of moves by the Chinese central bank to prop up the world’s second-largest economy. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in early trading,

World shares advanced Tuesday, with Chinese markets logging the biggest gains after Beijing announced a slew of measures to support the faltering economy. Shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai jumped more than 4% and the optimism spilled into other markets.