About this episode

The episode discusses the record levels reached by the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite following positive market sentiment driven by earnings reports and geopolitical developments.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finished at record levels on Wednesday after President Donald Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire with Iran, while upbeat earnings reports also lifted sentiment. The broad market index added 1.05% to finish at 7,137.90, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.64% to settle at 24,657.57. The latter had hit a new all-time intraday high in the session. The S&P 500 had erased all of its Iran war losses last week. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advan...

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Host: Marcus Today

Topics covered

• US markets
• record levels
• earnings reports
• stock market
• investing

Keywords

• S&P 500
• Nasdaq Composite
• record levels
• Donald Trump
• earnings reports
• stock market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, Dow Jones Industrial Average

Places: U.S.

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