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Stocks Climb on Solid US Economic News and Easing AI Jitters

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Stocks Climb on Solid US Economic News and Easing AI Jitters The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.36%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.40%…
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  • 75% of the 379 S&P 500 companies that have reported Q4 earnings beat expectations

    80% confidence
  • Wells Fargo Securities downgraded Knife River to underweight from equal weight with a price target of $81

    80% confidence
  • Excluding the Magnificent Seven megacap technology stocks, Q4 earnings are expected to increase by +4.6%

    80% confidence
  • More than three-quarters of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings results as Q4 earnings season nears its end

    80% confidence
  • Nvidia exited its equity investment in Applied Digital

    80% confidence
  • Equity markets have turned cautious amid doubts that heavy AI spending will yield meaningful returns or that new AI tools will disrupt many sectors including finance, logistics, software, and trucking

    80% confidence
  • S&P earnings growth is expected to climb by +8.4% in Q4 2025, marking the tenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth

    80% confidence
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