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US stock futures slipped as investors weighed uncertainty over Iran talks alongside the latest developments in AI.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks posted modest gains on Monday, with the Dow nudging up slightly, the S&P 500 adding about a quarter of a percent and the Nasdaq gaining just over four-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Tech shares rose 2.5%, boosting the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 to the latest in a series of record closing highs.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Among the stocks lifting the sector was Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which rose 9% ahead of the release of its quarterly earnings. After the close, shares jumped another 35% when HPE posted record second-quarter results, prompting the company to accelerate its long-term financial goals by two years as expansion of AI data centers boosts demand for its servers and networking products.</p><p>Brad Long, chief investment officer at Wealthspire, said it's that kind of blockbuster earnings report that continues to power the market higher.</p><p>"If we look at S&P right now, on track for about 20% earnings growth - that's an incredible rate mid-cycle here. And so the markets have really been somewhat melting up, and they've been doing that on fundamentals. Now that's helped them look through the volatility in the Middle East. It's helped them look through an economy that's growing and robust, but maybe not exactly where you would want it to see this level of markets and making new highs. But it's really a story about the fundamentals."</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Among other movers, shares of Nvidia rose more than 6% after the company unveiled a new chip that puts AI capabilities directly into personal computers. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the chip is the result of a three-year partnership with Microsoft to, quote, "reinvent the PC" for the AI era. Shares of Microsoft added more than 2%.</p><p>Other semiconductor stocks were mixed. Qualcomm tumbled nearly 9% and Intel fell more than 4.5%. But Micron rose about 6.5% and breached the $1,000 mark for the first time.</p><p>:: ServiceNow</p><p>And software stocks rebounded from a heavy sell-off earlier this year on AI disruption fears. ServiceNow climbed more than 9%, while IBM gained about 7.5%.</p></body>
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In the latest trading session, FedEx (FDX) closed at $338.49, marking a -17.79% move from the previous day.
American Airlines (AAL) concluded the recent trading session at $14.34, signifying a -2.05% move from its prior day's close.
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The latest trading day saw Kroger (KR) settling at $61.52, representing a -1.01% change from its previous close.
Deckers (DECK) closed at $110.82 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.66% move from the prior day.
In the latest trading session, AT&T (T) closed at $24.55, marking a -1.01% move from the previous day.
NextEra Energy (NEE) closed at $83.66 in the latest trading session, marking a -3.85% move from the prior day.
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) reached $67.04 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +2.02% change compared to its last close.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.4%, both also adding to their previous records set last week. The price for a barrel of Brent crude rose more than 4%, which pushed up Treasury yields and hurt companies with big fuel bills. But strong profit reports from U.S. companies and continued strength for big technology stocks kept Wall Street's momentum going.
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AI giant Anthropic said on Monday it has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, teeing up a watershed moment for Wall Street's AI frenzy. Tech stocks continue to lead the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 in a record-breaking market rally, while Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to price its IPO this month and Anthropic rival OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, is waiting on deck. U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Nasdaq up 0.3%, the S&P 500 up 0.1% and the Dow industrials off 0.3%.
Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at how the S&P 500 (^GSPC) is performing both with and without leading AI stocks, noting major market events like the ongoing US-Iran war.
Nvidia announced its next-gen AI platform and surged 5%. But Apple, Amazon, Tesla, and Meta didn't get invited to the party, and oil prices are up. As a result, the top market indexes barely moved today.
A resurgence in software stocks is carrying the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to fresh highs despite the latest Iran war worries. The Nasdaq was up 0.5%, while the S&P 500 was up 0.2%. The Dow was down 102 points, or 0.2%.
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