The U.S. stock market was mostly rising midday Friday, with Big Tech helping to fuel a potential third straight week of gains for major benchmarks as companies rolled out earnings results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down almost 7 points midday Friday,

Booking stock gained 2.3% in morning action, while Caterpillar shares jumped 4%. Fiserv plunged 28% in early trade as Neurocrine lost 1.7%. Seagate leapt nearly 7%, and Verizon rallied 3.4%. Finally, Visa stock edged up in premarket trading.

The company posted a net loss of $0.19 a share on an adjusted basis, narrower than analysts’ projected loss of $0.30 a share, according to consensus estimates. Revenue totaled $9.97 billion, falling short of the expected $10.23 billion and down 8% from the year-ago period amid lower prices and softer demand across all operating segments.

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Oil prices are hovering around five-year lows due to lower demand and higher supply. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast a 2 million barrel per day increase in 2025 liquid fuels, largely due to higher production from non-OPEC+ countries like the U.S.

The Dow Jones industrial average hit a record, surpassing its prior all-time high, which was set in early October.

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IBM and Advanced Micro Devices created tailwinds for the main indexes after scoring a major quantum-computing win.

Microsoft climbed around 2% and reached the elite benchmark of a $4 trillion market cap on the stock market today. Apple AAPL also hit that level early in the session but has since dipped back below it. Fellow Magnificent Seven name Nvidia NVDA was the first to hit that monumental valuation, in July.