Stocks are ticking higher on Wall Street following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in early Thursday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 14 points,

Stocks took a leg up after Trump said Thursday in a virtual address to the World Economic Forum that he would “demand that interest rates drop immediately.”

Alaska Air Group ( ALK) shares climbed when the airline also topped profit and sales forecasts after it completed its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines. While Alaska Air advanced, shares of American Airlines ( AAL) plunged as the carrier predicted its first-quarter loss would be more than expected and warned of higher costs.

U.S. stocks rose to a record as Wall Street regained some of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 all-time highs last year.

U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 250 points on Thursday. The Dow traded up 0.58% to 44,412.35 while the NASDAQ fell 0.30% to 19,949.51. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.09% to 6,091.83.

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Meta Platforms and Tesla helped lead most U.S. stocks higher following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.

The credit-card company posted better-than-expected adjusted earnings and revenue, fueled by a rise in cross-border transactions. Shares rose 4% Thursday morning. ↗️ [IBM (IBM)](

American Airlines (AAL) stock fell 3% in premarket trade after a CRJ-701 jet, made by Bombardier, crashed into a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter on a training exercise near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The flight, American Eagle 5342, was operated by affiliate PSA Airlines.

Wall Street are pointing mostly higher in premarket trading while more corporate earnings poured in a day after the Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark lending rate alone. Futures

ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.58 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 0.14 per cent, the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.19 per cent