Massive moves in stocks such as Kohl’s and Opendoor Technologies are raising questions over whether a new wave of meme stock trading is underway and what that signals about risk appetite more broadly.

Stock market today sees S&P 500 near record highs as Alphabet rises 3.5% and Tesla slides. Dow drops on IBM miss.

US stocks closed mixed Tuesday, but the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) was able to eke out a new record as Wall Street digested a new batch of earnings, including a tariff warning from General Motors (GM),

Wall Street's reliance on a small number of high market-value stocks to keep momentum going for the U.S. equities bull market will be tested in coming days as major technology and growth companies report earnings.

Six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, a quick glance at the stock market offers a reassuring picture: The S&P 500 just closed above 6,300 points for the first time ever and has notched eight record highs in the past month.

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It's not that the stock market hasn't moved. We've seen several new all-time highs, and the S&P 500 is up by 1.6% in July so far. While 1.6% might not seem like much, it works out to more than 20% annualized. If your portfolio made 1.6% every month, you'd be very happy.

Retail investors are largely behind the stock market reaching new records, buying $50 billion in stocks in the last month alone, Barclays estimated.

With its soaring revenue and profits, as well as its impressive customer account growth, this company's momentum looks poised to persist. Indeed, given the company's history of execution, its recent uptick in customer accounts, and its competitive advantage as a low-cost operator, it's highly likely that this stock will soar over the next decade.

Tesla shares are sliding about 6% after results showed the EV maker facing significant headwinds and [Elon Musk warned of "rough" quarters ahead](