A blockbuster election week for U.S. stocks ended on Friday with records.The prospect of tax cuts and reduced regulation under a unified Republican government drove major indexes to new highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.

U.S. stocks coasted to the close of their best week in a year. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Friday. The index posted its biggest weekly gain since early November 2023, and finished just shy of the 6,000 level.

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street shares hit record highs for a third consecutive day while Treasury yields retreated on Friday, as investors again cheered Donald Trump's decisive victory,

U.S. stocks cruised to more records as they closed their best week in a year on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to cap its biggest weekly gain since early November 2023 and briefly crossed above the 6,000 level for the first time.

The full reality of what a second Trump term means for businesses and the economy is still settling in. Why it matters: The kind of ebullience that investors have expressed in the markets post-election this week may not last.

Wall Street shares mostly rose but global stock markets fell on Friday following rallies this week as investors weighed the impact of Donald Trump's presidential election win.

The president-elect’s policies are likely to have a different impact than they did the first time around, even though the policies themselves aren’t all that different than they were eight years ago.

Sky News host Rowan Dean says the stock market has “hit a record high” following the election of Donald Trump.