U.S. stocks rose after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected and as Treasury yields eased.

Markets are pointing higher on the first day of trading under the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher following a mostly encouraging batch of profit reports from big companies.

Wall Street begins Donald Trump’s second presidential term with gains. Jack Ablin, Chief Investment Officer at Cresset Capital here in Chicago, joins the Gains podcast to talk about financial markets under a new presidential administration.