AM 06 Oct 26: Wall Street breaks records again. Why?

CommSec by CommSec

Oct 5, 20269:12Business

Wall Street climbed to fresh record highs overnight, but what is driving the rally? Last week's softer-than-expected US jobs report has eased expectations of another Federal Reserve rate hike this month, helping lift tec...

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