The stock market came off highs a bit, but the Nasdaq composite still led the way, up 1.2%, while gains in the Dow amounted to 0.7%. The S&P 500 rose 0.9%. The small-cap Russell 2000 added 0.9%.

Major stock indexes surged Thursday after delayed Consumer Price Index data came in better than expected, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and benchmark S&P 500 poised to end four-session losing streaks.

Stocks gained ground on Wall Street as AI stocks like Nvidia turned higher again. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% Friday, erasing its losses for the week.

The U.S. stock market closed higher Friday, as the S&P 500’s technology sector posted a sharp rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.9% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.

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Major stock indexes fell Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average on pace for a fourth consecutive decline, as AI bubble concerns resumed and investors digested tepid labor data.

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The Dow is often associated with slower-growth blue chip stocks like Verizon Communications and Caterpillar, but it also houses plenty of higher-growth tech stocks. Let's take a look at three of them -- Nvidia ( NVDA 0.57%), Microsoft ( MSFT 0.16%), and Amazon ( AMZN +0.45%) -- and see why these Dow components could soar higher in 2026 and beyond.

Exchange-traded funds that are focused on stocks tied to the artificial-intelligence theme were posting big gains Friday afternoon, putting them on pace for their best performance in almost a month. The iShares A.