Stock market today: Nasdaq leads Dow, S&P 500 higher as TSMC's strong outlook buoys AI hopes

US stocks rose at the opening bell on Thursday, signaling a recovery from back-to-back losses as chip linchpin TSMC's strong outlook boosted AI hopes in the wait for more big bank earnings. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) picked up around 0.9% to lead the way higher, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained 0.6% and 0.3%, respectively, following a second straight day of losses for the Wall Street indexes. TSMC (TSM), the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted ...