The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) absorbed newly-minted President Donald Trump’s last-minute pivot away from enacting sweeping tariffs on his first day in office with jubilation. The major equity index climbed over 400 points and is now testing the 44,000 handle for the first time since mid-December.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indexes traded higher, as investors reacted to President Donald Trump's comments on Mexican and Canadian tariffs. Meanwhile, Nvidia and Tesla were early winners on the stock market today.

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While there's no guarantee the stock market will crash in 2025 under President Donald Trump, history suggests it's a practical lock that the major indexes will generate a healthy total return for investors over the next 20 years.

3M stock zoomed 5.5% higher above $148.50, while the DJIA gained 1%. The NASDAQ advanced 0.3%, and the S&P 500 added 0.6%. CEO William Brown said that he was going to tilt 3M, the maker of common brand names like Scotch tape and Post-It Notes, toward new products. As such, the company expects organic growth between 2% and 3% in 2025.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow... Investing.com-- The S&P 500 ended a strong week on a high Friday, as bullish bets on stocks continued just days ahead of President-elect Donald Trump inauguration ...

On an annualized basis, Biden’s Dow performance is slightly below the 50-year average, but higher than the average among 20th and 21st-century Democratic presidents. Among one-term presidents, the Dow’s performance under Biden is the worst since Jimmy Carter.

S&P 500 futures are up 0.5%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are adding 0.4%. Nasdaq 100 futures are gaining 0.5%. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 335 points, or 0.78%, to 43,488,

U.S. stocks rose after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected and as Treasury yields eased.

Investors were encouraged by Donald Trump's softer-than-feared tariff announcements as his second term kicked off.