Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] Strong buying interest throughout the day has the major averages seated near their best levels entering the final half hour of trading. 

The market has responded positively to today's trade developments, which included the announcement of 15% tariffs for the EU and Japan. 

Earnings reports will likely continue to be a key catalyst, with Alphabet (GOOG 191.47, -0.64, -0.3%) and Tesla (TSLA 333.18, +1.07, +0.3%) kicking off mega-cap earnings after the close today. 

A Bloomberg report states that Tesla is in preliminary talks with the state of Nevada to expand its robotaxi service.