Stocks hit record highs today despite news of an explosion near Times Square. The markets continue to be in the "all news is good news" mood, led by the energy sector. The Dow 30 was higher by 56 with Apple (AAPL  ) leading that index. The S&P 500 added 8, and the Nasdaq 100 was higher by 35 thanks to names like Tesla (TSLA  ) and Symantec (SYMC  ).

Twitter (TWTR  ) shares were higher (+4.50%) once again as investors look forward to the company turning a profit. Twitter announced that they would show a profit one quarter earlier than expected, which has investors in the space excited about the future possibilities. In other news, the contractor that shut down President Trump's Twitter account says that he "clicked a few things wrong," and that he deleted his account by mistake. He also commented that he believes that his recent Tweets break the social networks ban on hate speech. Shares of Twitter have been climbing lately, now positive by over 30% on the year. Snapchat (SNAP  ) was also higher on the day by 7.63%.

United Parcel Service (UPS  ) was lower by 1.27% today after Morgan Stanley (MS  ) issued a note with concerns that the company was falling behind the holiday rush again. This comes after a Wall Street Journal report last week that says UPS customers could see holiday delivery delays. This has investors concerned because the company recently implemented holiday fees charged to customers for the season so they could increase capacity and hire more help. Shares are higher by about 2% on the year.

Walt Disney (DIS  ) shares were higher on the day by 2.49% as "Coco" was the number one movie in theaters this weekend. The movie brought in an estimated $18 million in its third weekend. Investors are also anxious to hear more about the deal between Disney and Twenty First Century Fox (FOXA  ) which seems to be progressing smoothly.