Markets Soar to New Records on Alphabet Earnings, Trump Visits Fed Amid Tensions
Markets Soar to New Records on Alphabet Earnings, Trump Visits Fed Amid Tensions US stock markets reached fresh all-time highs on Thursday, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite recording significant gains. The surge was primarily driven by better-than-expected second-quarter earnings from tech giant Alphabet, which saw its shares climb 1% after the Google parent surpassed revenue and earnings forecasts. The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite both rose by 0.3%, signaling investor confidence in the return on…