U.S. equities were higher at midday, boosted by strong earnings from tech companies. The Nasdaq was up nearly 2%, while the S&P 500 added about 1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average also was higher.
Meta Platforms and Microsoft earnings boost confidence in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, leading to a spike in related stocks and ETFs.
Shares of Meta and Microsoft surged Thursday after earnings for two of the U.S.' handful of trillion-dollar companies came in well above expectations, kicking off a crucial week for on-edge big techno
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Meta Platforms jumped after topping earnings expectations and signaling ongoing advertising resilience as tariffs create uncertainty. "I think we're well positioned to navigate the macroeconomic uncer
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Tech stocks rally as Microsoft and Meta post strong earnings, lifting the Nasdaq 100 and boosting confidence in AI despite weak U.S. economic data.

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Technology stocks are anticipated to lead a Wall Street rally to start the month of May on Thursday, following earnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms overnight and ahead of more from Apple and Ama
Meta's ad business is firing on all cylinders. That's despite rolling out major content moderation changes that could have spooked advertisers.
Microsoft shares surged 7% premarket due to strong FQ3 results, with Azure growth at 33% and a 20% Y/Y rise in Microsoft Cloud. Meta Platforms shares rose 5% after a robust Q1 beat, with revenue up 16
Nvidia stock was rising after Microsoft and Meta Platforms signaled they will continue to spend heavily on AI data centers.
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