Stock market today: Wall Street cruises to more records as it closes its best week in a year
The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to cap its biggest weekly gain since early
The relatively quiet trading followed huge gains earlier in the week after
Helping to keep the market in check was
Digital pinboard and shopping site Pinterest slid 14% after the company’s revenue guidance came in lower than investors expected, even as it easily beat Wall Street’s sales and profit targets.
All told, the S&P 500 rose 22.44 points to 5,995.54. The Dow gained 259.65 to 43,988.99, and the Nasdaq composite edged up 17.32 to 19,286.78.
In the bond market, longer-term
A preliminary report in the morning suggested sentiment among
The yield on the 10-year
Some of the rise in yields has also been because of Trump. He talks up tariffs and other policies that economists say could drive inflation and the
Traders have already begun paring forecasts for how many cuts to rates the Fed will deliver next year because of that. While lower rates can boost the economy, they can also give inflation more fuel.
In stock markets abroad, Trump’s talk about tariffs has raised worries about possible trade tensions and disruptions to the global economy.
European indexes mostly sank to close out a losing week.
Markets in
Financial markets worldwide have swung sharply as investors lay bets on what Trump’s plans for higher tariffs, lower tax rates and lighter regulation could mean for the global economy. But many professional investors have also urged caution, saying snaps back in prices could occur as it becomes more clear what proposals will become policy versus just starting points for negotiations.
“Our experience is that such narrow reactions have not historically made for durable investment opportunities, and we favor pausing to look more closely at the likely main policy initiatives,” according to
The stock that’s become most synonymous with the president-elect,
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