For the last session of the quarter, stocks are edging higher, oil is no longer screaming, and investors are waiting for fresh labor-market data before deciding how much optimism is allowed. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are still on track for their best quarter in six years. The Dow is heading for its strongest quarterly gain since 2022. Not bad for a market that spent the past few months worrying about war, oil, inflation, AI spending, and the Federal Reserve.
