US stock futures rose slightly on Friday (July 18) after the S&P 500 closed at a record high in the previous session, with major indexes on pace to end the week in positive territory. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 each ticked up 0.

Charles Schwab shares rose to their first record closing high since January 2022, powered by an earnings report that benefited from heavy trading activity. The company joined other banks and brokers i

Among the stocks on the move Friday were Coinbase Global COIN, Robinhood Markets and Tesla. Coinbase shares climbed more than 4%, while Robinhood stock advanced more than 6%. Tesla stock moved up 1.6%, testing resistance at the 50-day moving average line.

Celanese Corp. closed 60.36% short of its 52-week high of $144.59, which the company reached on August 1st.

Dow Jones pulled back as 3M declined by 4.2%. The stock found itself under pressure despite the strong earnings report. Traders decided to use the report as an opportunity to take profits near yearly highs.

The leader of the AI revolution ended the day down 0.3% but still managed to make a new intraday high. NVDA stock is now up 27.9% since its fiscal 2026 first-quarter earnings report.

Shares of Ingersoll Rand Inc. IR slipped 2.51% to $85.55 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.01% to 6,296.79 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.32% to 44,342.19.

US Stock market today ended higher as the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all posted modest gains amid upbeat earnings reports and a surprise jump in retail sales. Investors are cautiously optimistic despite political tension as President Trump continues pressuring Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rate cuts.

Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday as a White House official indicated to CNBC that Trump was moving closer to firing Powell from his post as Fed Chair.

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