As a result, Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) surged 8%, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) jumped 4.9%, and Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) gained 4.4% as of 11:47 a.m. Rather, in a continuation of the positive sentiment that prevailed on Wall Street earlier this week, investors appear to be viewing the economic glass as half full, hoping the market might be able to maintain its recent uptrend. In a virtual event this week, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said the Fed could potentially pause its interest rate hikes next year if there's convincing evidence that core inflation begins to slow.