As for individual stocks, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) announced earnings results and layoffs, while Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) is investing to maintain rapid top-line growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) were also helped by moderate inflation data in the Consumer Price Index. That fact and guidance for lower EPS in 2019 as the company invests in top-line growth may have disappointed some investors, but the share price move is but a tiny blip compared with the stock's massive gains in recent months.