US stock market today: Dow nears 50,000 milestone, S&P 500 and Nasdaq also on the move as banks cool and energy stocks lead

US stock market today: Following Monday’s record close, the Dow rose 192 points to 49,169, while the S&P 500 climbed to 6,931 and the Nasdaq hit 23,512. Energy stocks led the rally amid US intervention in Venezuela. Meanwhile, tech investors weighed new AI chip reveals from Nvidia and AMD at CES.