The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is trading above 5,000. It briefly touched the benchmark on Thursday just before the close, but good inflation news led to the index moving firmly into positive territory on Friday. One of the stocks to watch in today’s trading is Microsoft (MSFT). If the tech giant holds on to its gains, it will surpass Apple’s (APPL) $3.09 trillion to become the company with the highest market cap ever. Other trending tickers on Yahoo Finance include Nvidia (NVDA), Cloudflare (NET), and Expedia Group (EXPE).

Top guests on Yahoo Finance Live today include:
3:05 p.m. ET - Ben Kirby, Thornburg Investment Management Co-Head of Investments
3:35 p.m. ET - Paul Golding, Macquarie Senior US Lifestyle & Payments Analyst
4:05 p.m. ET - Nathan Sheets, Citi Chief Global Economist
4:20 p.m. ET - Amanda Frasier, Forbes Travel Guide President of Ratings