Dow adds nearly 300 points Friday for new record close; S&P 500 notches eighth winning week: Live updates

CNBC ^ | 05/22/20226 | n/a

[Ken H]

Stocks rose Friday as Treasury yields eased, resulting in a winning week for Wall Street despite heightened volatility.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 294.04 points, or 0.58%, to end at 50,579.70. The 30-stock index hit an intraday all-time high and posted another record close. The S&P 500 rose 0.37% to settle at 7,473.47. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.19%, ending at 26,343.97.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: economy; investment; markets; trumpeconomy

[Ken H]

Direct link => https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/stock-market-today-live-updates.html

[abb]

Unexpectedly...

[kawhill]

I wonder how the DC politicians did.

[Kleon]

The disconnect between Wall Street indices and the financial reality of regular Americans has never been more glaring.

[PAR35]

Expected result to the Senate walking off the job.

[TexasGator]

“The disconnect between Wall Street indices and the financial reality of regular Americans has never been more glaring.”

Did you miss the dot.com bubble?

[Bobbyvotes]

Majority of working Americans own stocks through IRA’s & 401-K’s.

[TexasGator]

“The disconnect between Wall Street indices and the financial reality of regular Americans has never been more glaring.”

62% of Americans have money in the stock market.

[Sirius Lee]

The disconnect between Wall Street indices and the financial reality of regular Americans has never been more glaring.

Yes, "Let's exterminate the mad dogs of capitalism, who want to tear to pieces the flower of our new Soviet nation! "

[bigdaddy45]

Happy Days are Here Again........

[bigdaddy45]

I’d say it was time to take some profits if I wasn’t so darned greedy.

[Veto!]

My daughter makes tons. Her broker is at a small Edward Jones office in Priest River, Idaho and she left it there when she moved. Very smart brokers do not need to be in NYC.

[Theoria]

Irrelevant. The market has never been connected to the economy. Liquidity drives markets. We have had record monies since covid, and record debt. The entire point of the market is to vacuum up that money.

[TexasGator]

“The market has never been connected to the economy.”

The market is tied to the profitability of companies which is tied to the economy.

[Fledermaus]

Experts

[EvilCapitalist]

I’m sure Nancy made a fortune, by sheer luck of course. /sarc

[Theoria]

Not at all. We will see that disconnect with the SpaceX Ipo.

[TexasGator]

“Not at all. We will see that disconnect with the SpaceX Ipo.”

One stock is not the market.

[Theoria]

The market is excellent at capturing spending from government and peoples. That's what it does. It doesn't represent a healthy ‘economy’, but massive liquidity.