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Stocks Rally on AI Spending Optimism

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Stocks Rally on AI Spending Optimism The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.81%…
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  • Senate Democrats threatened to block a government funding deal over Department of Homeland Security/ICE funding after the ICE shooting in Minnesota

    80% confidence
  • Trump is comfortable with recent weakness in the dollar

    80% confidence
  • S&P earnings growth is expected to climb by 8.4% in Q4

    80% confidence
  • Amphenol's sales forecast underwhelms despite robust Q4 beat, suggesting potential demand pull-forward

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

    80% confidence
  • Time is running out for Iran to make a deal with the US, with a fleet of US warships in the region ready to complete their mission with speed and violence

    80% confidence
  • Trump wants Iran to come to the table and negotiate a fair and equitable deal with no nuclear weapons

    80% confidence
  • The ECB would need to consider another interest rate cut if further increases in the euro's value were large enough to lower inflation projections

    80% confidence
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