Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages are little changed from previous levels, well poised to capture record closing highs to go along with earlier record intraday levels. 

While the market benefitted from a handful of tailwinds earlier in the session, the afternoon has passed in a largely uneventful manner. 

Next week will feature the earnings releases of five "magnificent seven" companies, including Alphabet (GOOG 261.28, +7.55, +2.97%), Amazon (AMZN 224.32, +3.24, +1.46%), Apple (AAPL 263.56, +3.98, +1.53%), Meta Platforms (META 739.43, +5.43, +0.74%), and Microsoft (MSFT 525.15, +4.59, +0.88%).