Workers: American and Trump

workers: While he called for measures to support American workers, he offered few additional details that could provide clarity to investors about his legislative priorities, according to Market Watch. Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families, Trump said in the speech. Equities ended off their highs of the session after Trump took the oath of office to become the nation's 45th president and delivered an inaugural address that echoed the protectionist comments he had made throughout his campaign. We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies and destroying our jobs. The day's gains were broad, with only two of the S&P 500's primary 11 sectors down. Read Market Watch's recap of the inaugural ceremony The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.48% closed up 94.85 points, or 0.5%, to 19,827.25, while the S&P 500 index SPX, 0.34% climbed 7.62 points, or 0.3%, to 2,271.31 and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 0.28% added 15.25 points, or 0.3%, to 5,555.33. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.