Market closes out week of strong gains, with eyes on Google’s Justice Department split

This reworded headline captures the essence of the original headline, “Stocks rise as market rally lifts S&P 500 to best week of 2024: real-time updates,” while avoiding identical wording. It also highlights the potential impact of the DOJ lawsuit against Google.

Here is a summary of the rewritten article, focusing on several aspects:

• Market Earnings: The stock market is on track for its best week of the year, with the S&P 500 leading the way.
• Department of Justice vs. Google: A potential lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against Google could cause the company’s stock price to drop significantly.
• Walmart performs well: Walmart’s post-earnings rally promises its best week since 2020.
• Tesla Market Share Concerns: The analyst maintains a “sell” rating on Tesla due to declining market share.
• Vanguard Index Fund Breaks Record: The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF sees record annual inflows among all ETFs.
• H&R Block flies high: H&R Block shares rise on solid earnings and a dividend hike.
• Other market factors: The article highlights other notable stock moves, including Rocket Lab, Bavarian Nordic, and Nvidia.
• Economic data: Positive economic data is helping the market rally this week.
• Real estate market slowdown: Housing starts and permits have hit their lowest levels in four years as interest rates rise.