S&P 500 Index Posts Best Close Since February, Dow Finishes Over 25,000

With just over 5 percent of S&P 500 companies reporting thus far, earnings growth is up 16.37 percent. U.S. import prices fell the most in more than two years in June. U.S. consumer sentiment hit a six-month low as tariff worries more than doubled, dampening optimism over the economy. The preliminary data showed that consumer sentiment fell to 97.1, its lowest level since January. The Federal Reserve said Friday it expects low unemployment and rising inflation will keep it on track to raise interest rates at a gradual pace over the next two years. Finally, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said Friday he favors one more interest-rate hike this year, given current economic conditions.

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