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US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Climbs Toward Record High as Earnings and US-Iran Talk Hopes Lift Stocks
Technology remained one of the strongest areas of the market. Broadcom rose after Meta extended its custom chip partnership, while software shares also advanced as investors returned to names that had fallen earlier in the year. Oracle, Microsoft, Palantir, Datadog, ServiceNow, and Salesforce were among the companies that added to the sector’s rebound.
US prosecutors make surprise visit to Federal Reserve office
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office made a surprise visit on Tuesday to the Federal Reserve’s headquarters renovation project, as the Trump administration continues its pressure campaign against the central bank.
The unscheduled visit was confirmed by a spokesperson for Pirro’s office and was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
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U.S. says blockade has 'completely halted' Iran's maritime trade
April 15 (UPI) — The U.S. military’s maritime blockade of Iran has “completely halted” sea-based trade with the Middle Eastern country, U.S. Central Command said late Tuesday.
President Donald Trump announced the blockade on Sunday after negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran collapsed.
The blockade of 12 U.S.
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Nvidia shares extend winning run to 11th session; top $200 for first time in five months, near record high
Shares of chipmaking giant and ‘Magnificent Seven’ darling Nvidia remained higher for the 11th straight session on Wednesday, 15 April, gaining another 2% and crossing the $200 mark to reach the day’s high of $200.40 apiece.
The stock reclaimed the key $200 level after a gap of five months,
IonQ Is Ripping Higher Today — Is the Stock a Buy Right Now?
IonQ (IONQ +18.23%) stock is seeing another day of huge gains in Wednesday’s trading. The company’s share price was up 18% as of 1:45 p.m. ET.
IonQ’s valuation is surging higher today thanks to news that Nvidia is releasing a new family of open source artificial intelligence (AI) models to support quantum-computing technologies.
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AI ETFs help 'capture' more select groups of software stocks
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Software stocks are making a comeback after taking a beating for the year so far. The uh sector’s ETF IGV has been has had its best run since basically April. The fund’s portfolio includes heavyweights such as Microsoft, Palantir, and Oracle. Let’s take a state of the sector look and what this means for software and tech ETFs broadly.
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Tesla stock jumps 8% on AI chip milestone announcement
Investing.com — Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares rose as much as 8% on Wednesday after Chief Executive Elon Musk announced the company’s chip design team completed the “tape out” of its AI5 chip.
The electric vehicle maker was the best performer among the Magnificent Seven technology stocks following Musk’s announcement on X.
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Nuclear Is the Energy Story of 2026. Here Are 3 Stocks to Own All Year.
This is expected to be a banner year for nuclear energy — as well as a huge opportunity for investors to capitalize on the changing global energy mix. Fifteen new reactors are expected to go online this year, and another 50 from 2027 through 2030.
There are over 75 nuclear reactors under construction around the world,
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Is CRH (CRH) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter?
Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage,
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