Among the strongest performers, Thermo Fisher Scientific rose 12%, topping the leaderboard for large-cap stocks, followed by T-Mobile US, up 9%.

The S&P 500 and the Dow edged up in tepid trading on Friday as investors assessed President Donald Trump's latest comments on trade discussions with the European Union and his hints that a rate cut from the U.

Wall Street closed the week higher, with tech-heavy indices notching fresh records as upbeat corporate earnings, resilient macro data and breakthrough trade deals converged to boost risk appetite. SPY ETF has rallied 5% over the past month.

The revelation this week from The Wall Street Journal about Donald Trump and the so-called Epstein files was shocking — and, for those following the administration closely in recent weeks, not shocking at all.

Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following The Wall Street Journal's revelation that she told President Donald Trump that his name appeared in the files of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

Meanwhile, Trump signed more executive orders and visit the Federal Reserve. Trump's trip to the central bank's headquarters comes amid his relentless criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates and over the massive renovation project at the Fed.