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US stocks closed at record highs on Wednesday after President Joe Biden was sworn into office. Tech stocks drove the market following an optimistic earnings report from Netflix. According to Business Insider, the Netflix report sent shares soaring nearly 20%. Tech shares didn't stop with Netflix, Alphabet rose to an all-time high with a 6% surge. Alibaba climbed 7% after it's founder, Jack Ma, made an appearance in a videoconference. Ma had not been seen in public for months prior to the call. Gold rose 1.57% on the news of the 46th President's inauguration to $1,869.10 per ounce.
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, ending the tumultuous four-year term in the White House of Republican Donald Trump. IMAGES
Washington, Jan 20 (EFE) .- Democrat Joe Biden became the 46th president in the history of the United States when he was sworn in at the official investiture ceremony before the steps of the Capitol and in the midst of great security measures.CREDIT: BIDEN INAUGURAL COMMITTEE.
Joe Biden takes the oath of office as the 46th President of the United States, ending the tumultuous four-year term in the White House of Republican Donald Trump. IMAGES
Barriers and security personnel block the access to the US Capitol ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony. Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US president, drawing a curtain on the most tumultuous administration of modern times. The ceremony will be held on the US Capitol's western front, where pro-Trump rioters clashed with police two weeks ago before storming Congress in a deadly insurrection. IMAGES
US president Joe Biden's convoy arrives at the presidential palace in Helsinki. Joe Biden visits newest NATO member Finland to participate in US - Nordic Leaders Summit. The topic of the discussions is cooperation between the Nordic countries and the United States on security, environmental and technology issues. IMAGES
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda welcomes US President Joe Biden at the Presidential Palace on the first day of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. IMAGES