 CBS Money Watch. EV startup Rivian announced a joint venture with Volkswagen, and that sent Rivian's stock skyrocketing and tugged other EV stocks like Tesla along for the ride. Amazon's stock surged higher, lifting the company's market cap above $2 trillion for the first time. The Dow gained 15 points to 39,127. The Nasdaq rose 87 points to 17,805. And the S&P was up 8 points to 54,78.