Indexes closed near session highs Thursday, despite a White House announcement of new actions on import tariffs. Companies in the IBD 50 outperformed the major averages, a bullish signal for growth investors.

Wall Street edged back from its all-time high on Friday, as U.S. stock indexes drifted following mixed profit reports from big companies. The S&P 500 barely budged and slipped by less than 0.1%, a day after rallying within 0.