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US Stock Market Surges on AI Optimism

Updated 2026-10-07 03:55 UTC 2 sources Positive

The US stock market reached new highs, with the S&P 500 up 14 percent year-to-date despite economic headwinds. Investors are betting heavily on artificial intelligence advancements.

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Al Jazeera
The benchmark S&P 500 is up 14 percent this year despite elevated oil prices and US government debt sell-off.
2026-10-07 03:27 UTC
Variety
One day into the official closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, Skydance Corp.’s newly appointed Motion Picture Group co-chairs, Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, have outlined their immediate plans for the film division. Goldberg and Greenstein pledged that both Paramount Pictures an
2026-10-07 03:38 UTC
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