US stocks were little changed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged in its first policy decision of the year. Wall Street also braced for earnings from megacap tech companies in a day that saw the S&P 500 (^GSPC) vault briefly over the 7,000 mark for the first time. The S&P 500 slipped fractionally from its record. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) ticked up 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was little changed. The Fed's first interest-rate decision ...

US stocks pushed higher on Wednesday to help the S&P 500 (^GSPC) notch a fresh high as AI trade fervor spread ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision and earnings from megacap techs. The S&P 500 moved up 0.3% to open above 7,000 for the first time, on the heels of a record close. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) climbed about 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) hovered above the flat line. Techs are buoying markets again as a surprise record surge in orders for ASML' ...

US stocks pushed higher on Wednesday to help the S&P 500 (^GSPC) notch a fresh high as AI trade fervor spread ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision and earnings from megacap techs. The S&P 500 moved up 0.3% to open above 7,000 for the first time, on the heels of a record close. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) climbed about 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) hovered above the flat line. Techs are buoying markets again as a surprise record surge in orders for ASML' ...

The Nasdaq led US stock futures higher on Wednesday as AI trade fervor spread ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision and earnings from megacap techs. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) climbed about 0.9%, while those on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) hovered below the flat line. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) moved up 0.3% on the heels of an all-time closing high. Techs are set to buoy markets again as a surprise record surge in orders for ASML's (ASML) chipmaking machines sto ...

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Group 1 - Global investors are increasing their investments in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) ahead of its earnings report, driven by confidence in the company's role as a key beneficiary of the AI spending boom [1][3] - TSMC's American depositary receipts (ADRs) are trading at the highest premium to its Taipei shares since 2002, reflecting growing global investor awareness of TSMC's importance as the main outsourced chip supplier for companies like Nvidia [2][4] - TSMC's ADRs have surged 54% this year, outperforming the 38% gain in its Taiwan listing, indicating strong bullish sentiment among global traders [3] Group 2 - Strong orders from Apple for advanced iPhone chips and foundry services for Nvidia's Blackwell are expected to significantly boost TSMC's revenue in the upcoming quarters [5] - Analysts predict that TSMC will express a bullish outlook on data center AI demand and indicate that demand for its leading-edge wafers will remain tight through 2026 [6] - Options traders are increasingly positioning for further gains, with the cost of bullish contracts on TSMC's ADRs reaching the highest level this year relative to bearish bets [7]