U.S. stocks are rising near records Monday and adding to last week’s gains. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, and sitting a bit below its all-time high set two weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 353 points,

Stock futures were pointing to further gains on Monday, with the market cheered by President-elect Donald Trump choosing Wall Street veteran Scott Bessent to head up the Treasury Department. Futures t

Stocks rallied and yields plunged as markets cheered Scott Bessent as Trump's pick to run the Treasury. The Dow and the Russell 2000 hit fresh records.