Breakfast briefing: Wednesday, July 26 (Update)

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MarketWatch: The S&P 500 climbed to an all-time high on Tuesday on a heavy day of corporate results highlighted by well-received reports from McDonald's and Caterpillar and gains for bank shares. The Nasdaq also managed to set a record high despite declines in Google parent Alphabet after its results. The DJIA rose 100.26 points, or 0.47%, to 21,613.43, the S&P 500 gained 7.17 points, or 0.29%, to 2,477.08 and the Nasdaq added 1.37 points, or 0.02%, to 6,412.17. - Reuters