President Trump celebrated the Dow Jones Industrial Average topping 50,000 on Feb. 6, 2026, and publicly challenged experts who had doubted the milestone. Markets surged more than 1,200 points as chip and tech stocks—led by Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom—rallied on hopes of lower interest rates and massive corporate AI spending. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time after intraday trading crossed the threshold. Trump posted a congratulatory message on his social platform and framed the advance as vindication of his economic policies, pointing to tariffs and deregulation as drivers of the record close. (washingtonpost.com)