The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) rose 0.62% to 6,944.82, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) added 0.65% to 23,547.17 as Big Tech extended its New Year rally, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDEX: ^DJI) gained 0.99% to 49,462.08, a record high as it closed above 49,000 for the first time. Market movers Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) jumped on the back of analyst upgrades and enthusiasm for agentic AI. Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) soared after Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang said ...

Another major milestone for your money, the Dow closing in on history. For more on how high it can climb from here, we welcome in Brian Bellski. He is the founder and CEO and chief investment officer at Humilus Investment Strategies.It is good to have you on what looks to be a record setting day yet again. Brian Bellski. >> Yeah, Scott, it's really exciting.We like it when stocks go up and you know I think the for us the most gratifying thing in Europ was uh this uh kind of broadening out of what's happenin ...