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The stock market extended its bull market rally for another week, with fresh record highs for both the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 indices. The tech sector – particularly the chipmaker industry, as tracked by the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:SOXX), led broader market gains, driven by strong investor optimism toward artificial intelligence growth. Nvidia Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) market valuation hit $3 trillion on Wednesday, briefly surpassing Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)...

Crude oil prices declined for the fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light crude, tracked by the United States Oil Fund (NYSE:USO), closing at $73.32. This marks the lowest level since Feb. 7, 2024. The recent decline in oil prices is primarily due to increasing concerns about economic growth and an OPEC+ decision on supply that was less restrictive than anticipated. The U.S. has reported a series of weaker-than-expected economic data over the past week, rai

Touchcast Inc., a startup specializing in caching generative artificial intelligence queries, is set to raise $100 million from venture backers, including Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), an investor in OpenAI. The New York-based company stores and delivers responses for frequently used AI prompts, aiming to reduce computational and energy requirements for models like OpenAI's GPT-4. The initiative seeks to lower costs and enhance deployment efficiency for developers and businesses, according ...