The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up by +0.32%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up by +0.47%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25) are up +0.

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U.S. stocks bounced around their records after the Federal Reserve made moves to boost the job market but warned that more help isn’t guaranteed.

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Amazon carried the U.S. stock market to the finish of another winning week and month. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and pulled closer to its all-time high set on Tuesday.

Despite a rough patch in the earlier part of the year in response to the Trump administration's tariff plan, it has been a good year so far for the stock market's three main indexes: the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones. Through Oct. 21, they're up 14.7%, 19%, and 10.8% year to date, respectively.

Stocks finished higher Friday as Amazon's strong quarterly results boosted the Nasdaq, with major indexes ending the week and month with solid gains.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.42%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.95%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are down -0.

Wall Street's main stock indexes closed higher on Friday, with their biggest boost coming from Amazon's upbeat earnings forecast, but sentiment was dampened by worries that the Federal Reserve is becoming more cautious about cutting rates.