Market summary for today S&P 500 (SPY) +1.41%NASDAQ (QQQ) +1.75%Dow (DIA) +1.00%Russell 2K (IWM) +1.55% Top news for today Trading Ideas For Affirm Stock Before, After Q4 Earnings Affirm Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) is set to report fourth-quarter earnings after the market close on Thursday. The stock was trading mostly flat heading into the event. (3:13pm ET) We Are Not In A Recession And Inflation Is The Reason Why, Says Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Richard Thaler is the 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioral economics. Thaler researches decision-making psychology, which bridges the gap between economics and psychology, as well as behavioral finance and economics. (3:03pm ET) Baidu Stock Takes Off As China's Tech Sector Soars On Stimulus, Regulatory Cloud Lifts: What To Watch Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) was surging over 8% higher on Thursday on the alignment of a number of positive catalysts affecting the stock. (2:51pm ET)...