Stocks Roar Back as Week Ends with a Bang!

Holy smokes, what a wild ride it's been! The stock market just wrapped up the week with some serious gains, even with all the crazy trade talk swirling around. The S&P 500? Up 0.5% to close things out. And the Nasdaq? That bad boy added a hefty 0.9%. But hold your horses, the Dow Jones Industrial Average? It stumbled a bit, dropping a measly 47 points, or 0.1%. Yawn.

Now, let's talk about the big guns. Alphabet, Google's parent company, totally smashed it, boosting investor confidence like nobody's business after crushing those first-quarter earnings estimates. They raked in a cool $90.23 billion in revenue and $2.81 earnings per share. Take that, Wall Street! Estimates were sitting at $89.12 billion and $2.01 per share. Boom!

And Tesla? Oh boy, it skyrocketed nearly 10%! Investors are going nuts after CEO Elon Musk announced he's stepping away from his DOGE role at the U.S. government. Plus, the Department of Transportation just dropped some new self-driving car rules that are music to Tesla's ears. Vroom vroom!

A Solid Week

The S&P 500 didn't just climb, it soared over 4% this week, while the Nasdaq? It blasted off more than 6%. The Dow? Well, it lagged behind again but still managed to finish 2% higher. And let's not forget about Bitcoin (BTC)! It just had its best week since November and is gearing up to retest that sweet $100,000 level any day now.

Investors have been riding the rollercoaster of trade headlines all week. One minute, President Donald Trump is hyping up potential trade deals, and the next, he's doubling down on those tariff threats. Meanwhile, Chinese officials are throwing mixed signals left and right. Talk about a wild ride!