Dow soared to close at its highest since Dec. 11. Before Monday's inauguration, people feared large, blanket tariffs across the board would be inflationary and slow the economy. Instead, "broad and immediate tariffs were not announced,

Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow hitting their highest in more than a month, as investors assessed Donald Trump’s first actions as president and breathed relief that he did not start his second term with blanket tariff increases.

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.

Trump Media shares, widely favored by retail investors to bet on Trump's presidency, are now facing competition from a newly launched namesake "memecoin", whose value had soared to more than $15 billion in just a day after launch.

Key Takeaways Stocks rose and Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as market participants reacted to a slew of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term.Trump ordered federal agencies to investigate current trade policies but stopped short of imposing tariffs,

By Suzanne McGee, Saeed Azhar and Tom Westbrook NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Financial markets swayed and wobbled at the beginning of Donald Trump's second U.S. presidency after he made a softer start on China than many had anticipated,