Tech carries the tape: AI-fueled rally lifts stocks despite rate overhang

Wall Street finished higher with the Nasdaq out front, the S&P 500 solidly green and the Dow positive, as a powerful post‑earnings surge in mega‑cap tech set the tone.

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