<br><div><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bv"/><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bvd gnt_x__h"/><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Trump-linked stocks help push indexes to record highs"><div class="gnt_em_vp_w" data-g-r="vp_tp" data-c-vt="teal" data-t-pl="teal-hero"><button class="gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__tp_a" data-g-r="vp_ap vp_tg" data-c-vpattrs="{"muted":true,"bContent":false,"an":"usatoday","pn":"USA TODAY","vidNum":1,"docking":true,"t0060":1,"cut":1}" data-c-vpdata="{"adsEnabled":true,"awsPath":"news","byline":"","canonicalURL":"","contentSourceCode":"REUT","credit":"","duration":117000,"headline":"Trump-linked stocks help push indexes to record highs","hlsURL":"https://hlsmedia.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/videos/reuters/renditions/76207523007/8ce364ef-1792-42a0-8357-fc3c6d8dd312/480p_30fps,720p_30fps,1080p_30fps,master.m3u8?subtitles=76207523007","id":"76207523007","image":{"opto":true,"url":"/gcdn/authoring/videos/reuters/thumbnails/76207523007.jpg"},"keywords":"Financial Markets","mp4URL":"https://www.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/videos/reuters/renditions/76207523007/8ce364ef-1792-42a0-8357-fc3c6d8dd312/1080p_30fps.mp4","origin":"Reuters","pageURL":{"long":"https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2024/11/12/trump-linked-stocks-help-push-indexes-to-record-highs/76207523007/"},"promoBrief":"STORY: Wall Street's main indexes notched record high closes on Monday, lifted by stocks expected to benefit from Republican President-elect Donald Trump's potential fiscal policies. 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The benchmark 10-year yield dipped to 4.478%.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Data this morning showed consumers sharply curtailed their spending in January, indicating a potential weakening economy, according to the Commerce Department. Retail sales slipped 0.9% in January from an upwardly revised 0.7% gain in December, and below the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.2% decline.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">However, economists say don't be alarmed. The economy is still chugging along and the decline is more a reflection of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/taxes/2025/01/15/california-la-wildfire-tax-extensions-relief-irs/77725479007/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">wildfires</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/13/winter-weather-temperature-forecast-updates-thursday/78466029007/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">winter storms</a> keeping people home as well as consumers taking a break after <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/12/26/holiday-retail-sales-mastercard/77233678007/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">spending strongly during year-end holidays</a>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"Don’t freak out, folks, monthly economic indicators are often volatile during natural disasters and bad winter weather," said Bill Adams, Comerica's chief economist. "Retail categories where consumers can put off purchases for a few weeks took a hit in January. Retail sales will likely recover in coming months as Californians pick up the pieces and as winter weather affects the Midwest and East Coast less."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Need a break?</strong> <a target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":body nav (cw)|e|auto spike click:6|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://puzzles.usatoday.com/">Play the USA TODAY...</a></p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2025/02/14/stock-market-sp-500-dow-near-record/78597005007/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
