Palantir Stock Is Soaring Today. Here's Why.

Shares of Palantir Technologies (PLTR 8.69%) are surging on Thursday. The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data analytics company's stock gained 8.1% as of 1 p.m. ET and was up as much as 9% earlier in the day. The jump comes as the S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.35%) gained 1.5% and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 1.85%) rose 2%.The government-focused software provider is rallying after President Trump announced a trade agreement with the United Kingdom.Investors are hoping it's the first deal of manyPalantir shares cli ...