Verizon Communications helped lead the way and rose 3.3%. The telecom reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected, along with higher revenue than forecast. Following the strong performance, Verizon raised its forecasts for profit and other financial measures for the full year.

Trump has since attempted to distance himself, instructing his own supporters to stop talking about the convicted sex offender. In a Truth Social post last week, Trump lashed out at his own base, claiming that he no longer wants the support of those invested in what he called a “Hoax.”

Wall Street was poised to open with gains Monday ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings reports. Futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq were all up more than 0.2% before the bell.

This past April, when President Donald Trump started flirting with the notion of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell, stocks and the dollar tumbled because investors worried that even talking about such a move crossed a red line.

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Wall Street appears calm after President Donald Trump walked back his earlier threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

You see, many folks on X were able to quickly find “receipts” that contradicted Trump Jr.’s dubious claims in his attempt to dismiss the Journal’s reporting. Donald Trump Jr. attempted to step up for his dad Friday morning, but ended up stepping in something else instead― metaphorically, that is.

President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending legislation is providing short-term clarity for Wall Street but fueling concerns about the long-term health of the US economy, investors say.