S.&P. Closes at a Record, as Profits Defy Turmoil

For much of the year, the stock market has been on the ropes. Trade wars have erupted, the Federal Reserve raised rates, emerging market currencies collapsed, and major technology firms faced regulatory scrutiny — and, in the case of Amazon, presidential broadsides via messages on Twitter. via Pocket https://ift.tt/2PBd5Pq