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STORY: U.S. stocks closed higher Friday with the Dow rising about four-tenths of one percent, the S&P 500 advancing roughly nine tenths and the Nasdaq climbing one point three percent.Technology stocks extended gains from Thursday, helping the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finish the week higher.Chipmaker Micron Technology's strong forecasts re-ignited optimism around AI-related shares, which had recently come under pressure over lofty valuations and funding concerns.Micron shares rose 7% to reach a record high on Friday and Nvidia added roughly four percent as the U.S. launched a review that could allow the first shipments to China of Nvidia’s second-most powerful AI chip.Anna Rathbun, founder and CEO of Grenadilla Advisory, says she understands the day-to-day focus on these companies and their stocks as they continue to shovel billions of dollars into data centers, but she encourages investors to have a much longer time horizon."Now, the markets are asking to see some of that return on investment. I don't think we're going to see that for a while because I think the runway to AI and getting all the way to AI actually being relevant in our lives, day-to-day lives, is a little bit further out. So it's going to be a little bit rocky still, finishing out 2025 and certainly into 2026. This is a long-term play, AI, not a short-term play."Other stocks on the move included Nike which plunged 10.5% after the sportswear giant reported a drop in gross margins for the second consecutive quarter, hurt by poor sales in China and efforts to reset its product mix.And shares of frozen French fry maker Lamb Weston lost a quarter of their value to close at the lowest level in more than 8 years after the company signaled muted demand for its products for the rest of the fiscal year. 

SoftBank Group is racing to close a $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAI by year-end through an array of cash-raising schemes, including a sale of some investments, and could tap its undrawn margin loans borrowed against its valuable ownership in chip firm Arm Holdings, sources said. The "all-in" bet ​on OpenAI is among the biggest yet by SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, as the Japanese billionaire seeks to improve his firm's position in the race for artificial intelligence. To come up with ‌the money, Son has already sold SoftBank's entire $5.8 billion stake in AI chip leader Nvidia,  offloaded $4.8 billion of its T-Mobile US stake, and slashed staff.

In recent days, Alibaba Group Holding has accelerated its push into artificial intelligence and instant commerce, from seeking access to Nvidia’s newly approved H200 chips for China to expanding Cainiao–Tmall Supermarket fulfilment so that Taobao Shangou orders can arrive in as little as four hours across 31 mainland cities. At the same time, Alibaba’s open-source Qwen models gaining traction with partners like Meta and its rising AI-related cloud revenues highlight how the company is trying...

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A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investor optimism around artificial intelligence fueled broad market gains. Technology stocks with a focus on artificial intelligence once again led the market higher, boosting the Nasdaq and S&P 500.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investor optimism around artificial intelligence fueled broad market gains.

These companies are at the forefront of their industries and will stay there for years.

New research highlights NVIDIA's AI-driven growth, Netflix's ad-tier momentum and Merck's pipeline progress, while microcaps also make the cut.

A Wall Street analyst upped his price target on Nvidia stock on Friday, saying AI infrastructure semiconductor stocks "remain cheap."

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index moved higher Friday but Nike stock plunged 11% on earnings results.

US equity indexes rose on Friday as technology topped sector charts in a broad-based rally, aided by