NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks finished broadly higher for the third day in a row Monday. Media, retail and technology companies rose, and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway led gains for the financial sector.
Most sectors climbed as companies including Facebook and Netflix recovered some of the losses they sustained recently. Investors continued to focus on companies' quarterly results instead of the escalating trade threats the U.S. and China made last week.
Company profits have rocketed higher this year thanks to the corporate tax cut and continued economic growth. However, in the first quarter investors didn't always react to that growth because they were worried about the U.S.'s numerous trade disputes. Julian Emanuel, chief equity and derivative strategist for BTIG, said that's starting to change.
The S&P 500 index rose 10.05 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,850.40, its highest close since Jan. 29. The benchmark index has risen for five weeks in a row, its longest winning streak in 2018.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 39.60 points, or 0.2 percent, to 25,502.18. The Nasdaq composite added 47.66 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,859.68. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks picked up 10.94 points, or 0.7 percent, to 1,684.31.