Stock markets swung higher on Thursday on strong tech company earnings that underlined the profit-boosting possibility of artificial intelligence, even as the underlying economic news remained uncertain.
The S&P 500 rose 0.6%. The Dow gained 0.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq popped 1.5%.
Both Meta and Microsoft reported better-than-expected earnings the previous day. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, boosted its capital expenditure spending plans by billions of dollars as it leans even further into AI. Microsoft reported a 13% revenue surge on the strength of its cloud and AI business.
They are two of the so-called Magnificent Seven tech stocks that have been driving equity markets higher for much of the post-pandemic period.
Tech companies' expansion plans mark a show of confidence in the economy despite the uncertainty of U.S.' tariff policy, Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist for LPL Financial, told Fortune earlier this week.
"The headlines have been getting better, but we haven’t seen anything meaningful and tangible yet, so the market seems to be taking a leap of faith that we’re going to get some attractive trade deals with some trading partners fairly soon," he said.
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