After a jittery October start dominated by shutdown headlines and mixed earnings whispers, Wall Street closed out the week with something rarely seen this year, a broad-based confidence.Cooler inflation data, strong corporate earnings, and a confirmed Trump–Xi meeting at the APEC summit meeting all converged to lift sentiment and send the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq to fresh record highs.It wasn't just a tech story this time. Small caps, energy, and even industrials joined the rally, painting a picture of a ma ...