President Joe Biden on Sunday gave the first indications that he would not entirely reverse the tough lines adopted by the former U.S. administration toward China and Iran.
Stocks rise Monday afternoon, as major benchmarks build on their strongest week since November with investors penciling in another round of aid spending out of Washington.
The stock market's surge puts nervous investors in mind of the 2000 dot-com bubble burst, but they might be better served paying attention to the aftermath of the financial crisis.