The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged nearly 400 points, or 0.9%, and the S&P 500 moved up 0.5%, on course for a record high close. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%. Small caps on the Russell 2000 climbed 1.1%.

Stock sales by top officials clustered before Trump's major tariff announcements, according to a USA TODAY analysis of transaction forms.

Trump Jr. is a board member, shareholder and adviser for GrabAGun and rang the opening bell at the NYSE as the company went public.

Six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, a quick glance at the stock market might offer a reassuring picture: The S&P 500 just closed above 6,300 points for the first time ever and has notched eight record highs in the past month.

Donald Trump Jr., a board member and shareholder of GrabAGun, rang the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange to chants of “USA!” from the floor.

GrabAGun, which says it's the Amazon of guns and counts Donald Trump Jr. as board member, saw its stock tank for a second day on Thursday.

Online firearms seller GrabAGun Digital Holdings made its market debut after Donald Trump Jr. rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

P alantir’s stocks have nearly doubled in the first half of 2025, hitting a record $153.99 on July 17. The company’s biggest employer is the U.S. government, having won federal contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars since U.S. President Donald Trump entered the White House for his second term of office.