Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise after record highs as earnings roll in
US stocks moved higher on Friday amid a fresh wave of earnings, following a powerful rally that pushed major indexes to record highs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 0.1%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose roughly 0.7%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) picked up 1.1% after Wall Street stocks closed out their best month since 2020.
Read MoreTrump Rolls Out TrumpIRA Push To Lure 50 Million Workers Into Retirement Plans
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday at the White House that slaps his brand on a new corner of the retirement world: a federal website called TrumpIRA.gov. The online marketplace is meant to give millions of workers whose employers do not offer retirement plans a way to compare private-sector IRAs and open accounts,
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Read MoreTrump executive order expands access to retirement plans. What to know
President Donald Trump is launching a new website that will provide access to “high-quality, low-cost” Individual Retirement Accounts or IRAs.
Trump signed an executive order on April 30 that will broaden access to retirement savings for workers whose employers don’t offer 401(k)-type plans. The order would also allow for up to $1,000 in Federal matching contributions,
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Read MoreTrump makes major change to retirement plans: 41 million Americans could be eligible
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could expand retirement benefits to as many as 56 million Americans.
“Hard-working Americans deserve retirement security in portable savings vehicles that offer access to low-cost investments similar to those offered to federal workers in the Thrift Savings Plan,” Trump said.
The order doesn’t create a new type of retirement account but establishes an online portal aimed at workers who lack employer-sponsored retirement plans such as 401(k)s.
Read MoreBerkshire Hathaway shareholders gather for 1st annual meeting without Warren Buffet on stage
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders gathered Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska for the first annual meeting without legendary founder Warren Buffett on the stage.
In May 2025, Buffett announced he would step down at the end of the year and that his successor, 63-year-old Greg Abel,
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Can You Retire On UPS?
United Parcel Service has long been one of the world’s most trusted shipping giants, a backbone of global commerce that seems almost untouchable. But in the past half decade, shareholders have felt more turbulence than smooth sailing. The stock is down 46%.
That’s a sobering reality for a company many once viewed as a safe,
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Trump’s Post Just Sent Cannabis Stocks Soaring
It was President Donald Trump’s social feed that lit the spark on cannabis stocks this past week.
On Sunday, Trump posted a video on Truth Social highlighting the potential health benefits of hemp-derived CBD for seniors. He even floated the idea that Medicare could cover it one day.
The post came on the heels of another Trump remark just weeks ago that he was considering reclassifying marijuana at the federal level,
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Roblox Stock Soared 60% But Is the Party Just Getting Started?
Gaming company Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) operates a massive platform that allows creators to build and share their own games with little to no existing programming knowledge.
The platform is home to tens of millions of user-generated games, known as “Experiences” by the company. In the last 12 months, the company’s shares have gained almost 60 percent,
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