A handful of stocks broke out of bases in the stock market today. The Dow Jones index added 0.3% and held above the 44,000 level, after closing above it Tuesday. The blue-chip index is above its 50-day moving average.

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Trump stepped onto the global stage for the first time during his second administration. Answering questions from a select panel at the Davos Economic Forum, President Trump gave comfort to market participants by promising to "demand" that interest rates come down "immediately.