Edwards Lifesciences rose 4.3% after likewise topping Wall Street’s expectations for profit in the latest quarter. It said it saw strength across all its product groups, and it expects profit for the full year to come in at the high end of the forecasted range it had given earlier.

PepsiCo's stock popped after the company reported unexpectedly strong second -quarter 2025 earnings. PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) announced second-quarter 2025 earnings that were stronger than Wall Street expected.

The stock market opened higher on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit fresh record high closes. The S&P 500 (SP500) +0.1%, the Dow (DJI) +0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) was flat.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record highs this week, with investors appearing to brush off any uncertainty stemming from tariff talk and the conflict in the Middle East.

Tiger Global Management's billionaire chief is piling into a market-leading company whose stock has catapulted close to 1,000% over the trailing decade.

Just because you missed out on the huge rally in the S&P 500 since April 8 doesn't mean it's necessarily a bad time to put money to work.