04:58 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose this week as easing core inflation rates helped push government bond yields lower, and big banks kicked off the Q4 earnings season on a strong note. * The S&P 500 gained to 5,966.66 on Friday from 5,827.04 a week earlier, the Nasdaq Composite rose to 19,630.20 from 19,161.63, and...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to close out a strong week on optimism over the health of the economy and path of interest rates as investors braced for a slew of policy changes under the incoming Trump administration. The S&P 500 and Dow Industrials registered their biggest weekly percentage gains since early November and the Nasdaq...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to close out a strong week on optimism over the health of the economy and path of interest rates as investors braced for a slew of policy changes under the incoming Trump administration. The S&P 500 and Dow Industrials registered their biggest weekly percentage gains since early November and the Nasdaq...

* Small-cap Russell 2000 has pulled back sharply from Nov highs * Trump's pro-growth policies seen helping small cap stocks * Slower Fed rate cuts, tariffs could weigh on small caps By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - As investors seek assets that will shine under a Donald Trump presidency, one corner of the U.S. stock market expected...