US stocks rose on Friday as investors assessed the December jobs report and braced for a possible Supreme Court ruling on President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs. Markets on Friday are focused on two potential catalysts: the December jobs report and the chance of a decision from the Supreme Court on the legality of Trump's sweeping tariffs.

In the final hour of trading on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was on pace to score its best week since November amid a strong start to 2026. The Dow was up 0.5% late afternoon Friday, putting it on track for a weekly gain of around 2.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on the verge of another big milestone and could continue to climb as the rally broadens.

Major stock indexes finished mostly lower Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 reversing course after setting fresh all-time highs.

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Dow Jones and Polymarket said Wednesday that they signed an exclusive agreement under which Polymarket’s real-time prediction market data will be made available across Dow Jones’ US financial media properties. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Stocks advanced further Tuesday, a day after major equities indexes ended sharply higher following the weekend capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is having its best start to any new year since 2018, bolstered by financial and industrial names like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Caterpillar Inc., despite pullbacks in the blue-chip index and both companies’ shares on Wednesday.

Further, Vistra VST soared in the S&P 500 and was a top gainer on the stock market today after signing a data center deal with Meta Platforms META. Oklo OKLO also finalized a deal with Meta and its shares spiked 9%.