EDT, the S&P 500 gained 1.58%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.49%, the Nasdaq Composite surged 1.76%.

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato drew attention by mentioning that the country’s more than $1.1 trillion in U.S.

The stock market is rallying as AI spending and Trump tariff news turn positive. Warren Buffett's Berkshire, Palantir on tap.

Wall Street stocks advanced on Friday, notching the second straight week of gains, helped by strong economic data and potential easing of trade tensions between the U.S. and China.