US stocks marched higher on Wednesday as Wall Street returned to rally mode while investors digested the latest Federal Reserve minutes to provide hints to future policy amid a shutdown-driven dearth of data.

Investor worries that Wall Street's record stock rally would soon fizzle loomed large after tariffs re-emerged as a market risk.

PM ET as U.S.- China trade tensions are back in the headlines and the government shutdown continues into the weekend.   The U.S. government shutdown, now in its tenth day, has stalled key economic data,

Wall Street’s good times are rolling, for now, despite persistent inflation, the government shutdown and a slowing job market.

See how the S&P 500 has performed during every U.S. government shutdown and funding gap since 1976, and whether shutdowns impact the market.

The stock market sold off Friday as President Donald threatened "massive tariffs" vs. China over its tighter rare-earth export rules. Trump followed through, imposing an extra 100% tariff on China after the close,

Industrial and utility companies that mention the technology when discussing their results are outperforming those that don’t, according to 22V Research.

Shares of AppLovin ( APP -4.02%) sank over 16% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The fast-growing digital advertising company saw selling pressure due to a report from Bloomberg about an investigation into its data collection practices from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).