Wall Street keeps rising, even as U.S. households keep getting more discouraged
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May 22, 2026 12:25 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — The split between Wall Street and most U.S. households grew wider Friday, as U.S. stocks rose toward the finish of an eighth straight winning week, their best such streak since 2023. That's even though a survey showed U.S. consumers are feeling even worse about the economy.
The S&P 500 added 0.6% and pulled closer to its all-time high set in the middle of last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 434 points, or 0.9%, as of 2:40 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher.
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