US stock market hits record highs as AI profits pile and oil prices ease
A screen displays stock market index data as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on 4 August 2026. Photograph: Jeenah Moon/ReutersView image in fullscreenA screen displays stock market index data as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on 4 August 2026. The Dow Jones industrial average added 907 points, or 1.7%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.6%.Palantir Technologies helped lead the way and surged 29.5% after CEO Alex Karp said its overall revenue leaped 93% in what he called an “otherworldly” quarter.
- ▪A screen displays stock market index data as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on 4 August 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Jeenah Moon/ReutersView image in fullscreenA screen displays stock market index data as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on 4 August 2026.
- ▪The Dow Jones industrial average added 907 points, or 1.7%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.6%.Palantir Technologies helped lead the way and surged 29.5% after CEO Alex Karp said its overall revenue
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A screen displays stock market index data as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on 4 August 2026. Photograph: Jeenah Moon/ReutersView image in fullscreenA screen displays stock market index data as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on 4 August 2026. Photograph: Jeenah Moon/ReutersStock marketsUS stock market hits record highs as AI profits pile and oil prices easeS&P 500 shot up 1.8% and the main measure of Wall Street’s health topped its prior all-time high set a few months agoAssociated PressTue 4 Aug 2026 16.56 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US stock market rallied to records on Tuesday as profits kept piling up for companies and as oil prices eased.The S&P 500 shot up 1.8%, and the…
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