U.S. stocks were up in midday trading Friday, with the S&P 500 attempting to snap a five-day losing streak. The S&P 500 was up 59 points, or a sharp 1%, at almost 5,928. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was gaining 240 points, or 0.6%, to trade at nearly 42,633.

The Santa Claus trading window ends Friday, and a negative return during the seven-day trading window could be a bad sign for 2025, a strategist said.

Electric-vehicle startup Rivian Automotive beat analysts' expectations for deliveries and said it is no longer hampered by a part shortage that had constrained production. The results sent the

Rivian Automotive Inc.’s stock jumped 5% early Friday, after the electric vehicle maker posted delivery numbers for the fourth quarter and full year that exceeded analyst estimates.