Markets Reach New Closing Highs, Netflix Beats on Q2 Earnings

Thursday, July 17, 2025Another blissfully bullish day on the stock market saw the Dow grow +229 points, +0.52%, the S&P 500 +33, +0.54%, the Nasdaq +153 points, +0.74%, and the small-cap Russell 2000 led the way once again for the session: +27 points, +1.22%. The Dow is +4.56% year to date and +7.98% over the past year, the S&P +7.07% and +12.69% — the ninth all-time high this year so far — the Nasdaq +8.15% and +16.04%, and the Russell 2000 +1.07% and +0.64%.Bond yields moderated a bit, after moving higher ...