Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting an all-time high, as investors cheered streaming giant Netflix's strong quarterly performance and President Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar support to bolster AI infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 futures ( NQ=F) fell 0.5% as tech stocks struggled to regain the momentum that propelled the previous day's gains. Nvidia ( NVDA) shares tipped lower in pre-market, as fellow megacap techs Apple ( AAPL) and Google parent Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) also lost ground.
President Donald Trump's boost to AI demand hopes is outweighing fresh tariff threats on China and the EU, as earnings season rolls on.
The S&P 500 climbed to 6,100 for the first time during Wednesday's session. Traders cheered strong earnings and an AI initiative Trump announced on Tuesday.
Market surges on AI Stargate initiative & strong earnings. S&P 500 hits record high of 6,100 points, led by tech giants & semiconductor stocks.
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That's music to the ears of Vistra, which cheered the market by acquiring more nuclear power capacity in 2024. Investors eagerly await updates on whether it will sign a deal with a cloud services company, although news of a fire at its California battery plant briefly sent shares sharply lower on Jan. 17.
Semiconductor stocks are the biggest S&P 500 gainers in Thursday trading, fueled by upbeat commentary from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on the state of the artificial-intelligence market. Chip-equipment stocks KLA Corp.
S&P 500 and Dow Jones continued to advance, boosted by strong earnings reports. President Trump announces major AI investment drive called Stargate. The Dow Jones has risen approximately 6% since January 13, and is approaching overbought territory on the RSI. Time for a pause?
Wall Street's indexes rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting an intraday record high as investors cheered streaming video provider Netflix's quarterly report and President Donald Trump's private-sector artificial intelligence infrastructure investment plan.
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