The market’s best days frequently occur in the midst of misery, our columnist says, so don’t bother trying to figure out where stocks are heading.

Small caps cooled down after recent hot gains, leading the Russell 2000 down 0.7%. Trading near 2,270, the Russell remains up 1.3% for the week. On the Nasdaq, losers led winners by a 5-to-3 margin.

Three sectors of the S&P 500 were rising Friday afternoon, even as the U.S. stock market broadly struggled. Consumer staples, utilities and healthcare — which are traditionally defensive areas of the ...

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In another sign of changing times, JPMorgan has partnered with Coinbase to enable cryptocurrency purchases with credit cards.

The S&P 500 is up 59.51 points, or 0.99%. The Nasdaq Composite is up 276.76 points, or 1.41%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 427.09 points, or 1%.

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A recent survey found that only 62% of adults are invested in the stock market through individual stocks, mutual funds or retirement accounts.

And the stock market continued to rise. Friday, June 27, the S&P 500 Stock Index closed at 6,173, above the earlier historic high of 6,144.

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