US stock market today saw mixed action as the Dow Jones dropped while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq inched higher, driven by strong Alphabet earnings and cautious outlook from Tesla. Alphabet jumped over 3% after boosting its AI investment,

U.S. stock futures moved in different directions on Thursday, with enthusiasm for a potential U.S.-EU trade agreement supporting hopes for new market highs, even as investors reacted to quarterly results from tech giants Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA).

U.S. stock indexes struggled on Thursday as investors processed mixed corporate earnings and progress in tariff negotiations. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were slightly up, while the Dow fell. Globally, stock markets saw gains due to optimism about potential U.

US stock market continued its winning streak as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reached new record highs, driven by strong corporate earnings, booming tech stocks, and growing hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at its highest level of the year and just a handful of points away from a record close, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq secured their own records, amid hopes that the U.

US stocks are floating near all-time highs as Wall Street maintains cautious optimism that Washington might ink more trade deals, avoiding a worst-case scenario of extraordinarily high tariffs and enabling the resilient economy to continue chugging along.

Stocks rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had reached a trade deal with Japan, lifting hope for further agreements being made.

U.S. stocks were trading higher Monday afternoon as investors remained optimistic about the ongoing earnings season. Only two out of 11 sectors in the S&P 500 were moving lower Monday. The S&P 500's energy sector was down 0.