US and European stock markets pushed higher Wednesday as investors tracked earnings and President Donald Trump's policy plans that are starting to impact the global economy. And while the inflationary impact of Trump's tariff plans gave investors cold sweats in December,

The stock markets in the United States are closed on Monday, January 20, on account of Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Every year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal government is closed and people across the US take part in a day of service.

As the nation pauses to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy to the United States, the stock markets in the country will close for the day. The New York Stock Exchange will close for a long weekend after normal trading hours on Friday,

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States on Monday, ushering in his second term in office and capping one of the most astounding political comebacks in American history.