NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s record-setting run keeps rolling, and stocks are rising Thursday after a mixed set of U.S. data kept the path clear for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in order to boost the economy.

The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and was on track to set an all-time high for a third straight day . The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 546 points, or 1.2%, as of 11 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% higher. Both are also heading toward records.

Treasury yields eased in the bond market following the economic reports, which were some of the final data releases left that could sway the Federal Reserve’s thinking before its meeting next week. The unanimous expectation on Wall Street is that it will cut its main interest rate for the first time this

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