What a way to end the week. It was a melt up into the closing bell, which drove stocks to alltime highs. The s p 500 had its best day since march, lifted by continued optimism that Economic Growth around the world is on an upswing and a new batch of strong earnings. Of the s p 500 companies that have reported profits so far, 80 have topped expectations. Today shares of intel helped lead the way with a double digit gain following its Strong Quarter that we told you about last night. Here are the closing numbers. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 223 pints to finish at 26,616. The nasdaq climgd 94. And the s p 500 added 33. For the week, all of the indexes saw gains of more than 2 . The rising stock market was not lost on President Trump when he addressed attendees at the World Economic forum in davos switzerland. He talked about the economy, and growth, and in a widely anticipated and high stakes speech told investors and ceos across the globe that america is open for business. Mish