The stock market immediately soared, with the Dow topping 44,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 closing at a record high. On December 24, 2024, ''Investors Business Daily'' reported: "Trump's win gave stocks a lift unlike anything seen in past elections. Not even the market's jubilation following the 1980 victory of [[Ronald Reagan]] commanded the same percentage gains."<ref>[https://www.investors.com/news/stock-market-forecast-2025-donald-trump-dow-jones-sp500-nasdaq/ Stock Market Forecast For 2025: How Trump's Return Will Weigh On The Markets], Investors Business Daily, December 24, 2024</ref> | The stock market immediately soared, with the Dow topping 44,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 closing at a record high. On December 24, 2024, ''Investors Business Daily'' reported: "Trump's win gave stocks a lift unlike anything seen in past elections. Not even the market's jubilation following the 1980 victory of [[Ronald Reagan]] commanded the same percentage gains."<ref>[https://www.investors.com/news/stock-market-forecast-2025-donald-trump-dow-jones-sp500-nasdaq/ Stock Market Forecast For 2025: How Trump's Return Will Weigh On The Markets], Investors Business Daily, December 24, 2024</ref> |