A broker is seen working while the digital display in the background shows the graph of the German stock market index DAX above 21,000 points at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, operated by Deutsche Boerse AG, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on January 20, 2025. Germany’s blue-chip DAX stock index jumped above 21,000 points for the first time on January 20 ahead of Donald Trump being sworn in for a second term as US president. The index, which groups the 40 largest publicly-traded companies on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, hit 21,016.02 points at around 1340 GMT, up about 0.5 percent. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP)
New York, United States — Wall Street stocks were mostly higher near midday Thursday, with markets climbing after US President Donald Trump’s Davos appearance following a mixed round of corporate earnings.
Trump’s much-anticipated remarks included a call for lower interest rates, a renewed threat of…
