Here’s a surprising new fact about the world’s largest and most-liquid public equity market: Most of the activity on it isn’t public anymore.

American Express shares fell 1.4% Friday after the company reported earnings and gave an outlook that disappointed some investors. The credit card company logged net income of $2.17 billion, or $3.04 a share,

American Airlines Group posted higher-than-expected results in its latest quarter but its stock price took a hit after its forecast for the current quarter was under Wall Street expectations.

US equities were poised to end the first week of Donald Trump’s second term higher, checked by the outlook for rates and earnings.

Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge was down Tuesday, as the U.S. stock market staged a broad rally in its first day of trading under the new White House administration. The Cboe Volatility Index was falling around 4.

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HCA Healthcare exceeded Wall Street's estimates on the top- and bottom-line in its fourth quarter even as results were impacted by recent hurricanes. The Nashville hospital owner logged net income of $1.44 billion, or $5.63 a share, compared to $1.61 billion, or $5.93 a share, a year earlier.

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing at their highest levels in more than a month as investors assessed Donald Trump's first actions as U.S. president and were encouraged that he did not start his second term with blanket tariff increases.

Important earnings season ahead as investors look for positive signs that the US economy can continue to be resilient in 2025

The S&P 500 climbed to 6,100 for the first time during Wednesday's session. Traders cheered strong earnings and an AI initiative Trump announced on Tuesday.

Another engine of value creation for Wall Street that has been slow in recent years is the IPO market — which is also set to pick up.

Wall Street has been seesawing for weeks as traders tear up their forecasts for what the Fed will do with interest rates in 2025. A further easing would boost the U.S. economy and prices for investments, but it could also give inflation more fuel.