S&P 500 eclipses 6,000 and Dow surpasses 44,000. Here’s why stocks could keep climbing. The price of bitcoin is falling after failing to breach a new milestone. The crypto currency early Tuesday came within five bucks of touching $90,000 for the first time, but has faltered to trade down nearly 1% at just above $86,000.

Investors are assessing whether the post-election rally is about to stall and what Donald Trump's Cabinet picks mean for policy.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month through a cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 was nearly unchanged and edged up by less than 0.