U.S. stock indexes rose to more records after tech companies talked up how much artificial intelligence is boosting their results

In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady after a report showed U.S. employers were advertising slightly more job openings at the end of October than a month earlier. Continued strength there would raise optimism that the economy could remain out of a recession that many investors had earlier worried was inevitable.

Short-term interest rates are still high enough for you to get a yield of more than 4% on a savings account. But stocks with attractive dividend yields might also be appropriate for you, depending on your investment goals.

U.S. stocks are drifting around their records as Wall Street’s white-hot rally lets off the accelerator. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in Tuesday morning trading, a day after rising tech stocks helped it set an all-time high for the 54th time this year.

Large-cap U.S. stocks have outperformed virtually all comers over the past 15 years. According to some of the world’s largest investment banks, that is unlikely to change in 2025.