TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist Another batch of upbeat U.S. economic data including solid retail sales boosted risk appetite on Thursday,

PepsiCo jumped 7.5% after delivering revenue and profit that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The drink and snack giant also stood by its financial forecasts given in April, which projected lower full-year profit than previous forecasts due to increased costs from tariffs and a pullback in consumer spending.

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.

The Nasdaq Composite rose to a record high on Thursday, with Wall Street's other major indexes also advancing, as strong economic data and positive earnings reports cheered investors.

La mayoría de las acciones en Estados Unidos bajaron el martes después de que la última actualización sobre la inflación afectara las

Early trading on Wall Street was quietly mixed as markets shift their attention toward a deluge of corporate earnings reports.

U.S. stock index futures barely budged on Thursday, as results from Taiwan's TSMC failed to shake investors from their cautious mood following a rollercoaster session marked by concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence.