U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected. The S&P 500 was up 0.9% in afternoon trading, as many markets around the world took only tentative steps following Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday.

Before the election, the Republican pretended he was solely responsible for Wall Street’s upswing. Now that markets are struggling, that’s a problem.

U.S. stock indexes are rallying toward the close of their best week in two months. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Friday.

Tesla, prison operators and other notable "Trump trades" were volatile on Tuesday as investors assessed a blitz of executive orders by President Donald Trump within hours of taking the oath of office.

Donald Trump’s second presidency is now underway. Here’s a look at how U.S. stocks have fared historically during a new president’s initial months in the White House.

US stocks closed higher Tuesday after the first full day of Donald Trump’s second presidency, as traders absorbed a blizzard of executive orders that so far point to less aggressive action on trade.

US government bond yields approached their lowest levels of the year after President Donald Trump refrained from immediately implementing tariffs and oil prices declined, easing inflation concerns.

Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region have moved higher after President Donald Trump outlined a pro-business agenda for his second term in the White House and stopped short of imposing new trade tariffs on his first day in office.

U.S. stock market futures rose as Donald Trump was sworn in a second time as U.S. president as investors bet a series of immediate actions by him would boost the economy, especially in areas like the banking and energy sectors.