Barclays, Deutsche Bank raise S&P 500 forecasts as bull run continues

By Rashika Singh and Akriti Shah (Reuters) - Barclays and Deutsche Bank raised their year-end targets for the S&P 500 on Wednesday, citing stronger corporate earnings, resilient U.S. economic growth and optimism around artificial intelligence. Deutsche Bank increased its target to 7,000 from 6,550, while Barclays raised its forecast to 6,450 from 6,050. The index touched a record high of 6,555.97 earlier on Wednesday and has risen 11.2% so far this year. Barclays and Deutsche Bank join a spate of banks ...