US stocks open in the green ahead of Jackson Hole speech: Dow rises 300 pts

US stocks gained on Friday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s closely watched speech at the Jackson Hole policy symposium, with investors awaiting signals on the path of interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 297 points, or 0.7%, while the S&P 500 added 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite was little changed, hovering near […]