Wall Street kicked off Thursday with a split mood, as US stock market futures painted a mixed picture ahead of the opening bell. The S&P 500 held steady near record highs, the Nasdaq pushed higher on the back of red-hot AI enthusiasm,

Stocks found support from afternoon news reports that the U.S. and the EU are working toward a deal that would set a 15% tariff on most imports. Earlier, Bloomberg reported that the EU may hit U.S. goods with a 30% levy if no agreement is reached before an Aug. 1 deadline set by President Donald Trump.

Stock market today sees S&P 500 near record highs as Alphabet rises 3.5% and Tesla slides. Dow drops on IBM miss.

The successor to the first stock market index is getting up there with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite in all-time-high territory.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average led the major indexes Tuesday. Homebuilder stocks rallied after two leaders posted positive earnings results.

Stocks rose slightly Monday to kick off a busy week of corporate earnings releases, as investors await further developments on tariffs.