U.S. stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow reaching a record closing high, as investors cheered signs of progress in talks to ‌end th Middle East conflict and a strong corporate earnings season.

Here is an alternative headline that might be more truthful —-

Dollar plunged toward having even less buying power due to excess money creation by the Federal government. Money is being created at a rate that puts annual inflation around 20%. So any item denominated in dollars, from food, to metal ingots to shares of stock is getting more costly. The rise in the stock market is not a sign we are doing well. It indicates that we are coming apart due to monetary mismanagement.