U.S. Markets Rise on Strong Performance from Alphabet and Caterpillar Despite Mixed Tech Earnings

On April 30, U.S. markets surged with the S&P 500 up 1.02%, Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.89%, and Dow Jones rising by 1.62%. The rally was driven primarily by Alphabet's strong earnings beat and Caterpillar’s robust results, despite mixed performances from other major tech firms like Microsoft and Meta.

By Josh Kohn-Lindquist, The Motley Fool Fri, May 1, 2026 at 12:43 AM GMT+3 3 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

U.S. Markets Rise on Strong Performance from Alphabet and Caterpillar Despite Mixed Tech Earnings

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