The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indexes extended their gains Wednesday, as Wall Street cheered President Donald Trump's $500 billion Stargate artificial intelligence project. Meanwhile,

Netflix, Oracle and other tech stocks lifted U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around AI's moneymaking prospects.

U.S. stocks were rising across the board on Wednesday morning, buoyed by the advance in megacap technology names. Under the surface, however, there is furious paddling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was struggling to hold on to its slight gains,

Investors are appraising the likely impact of Trump's orders on stocks on the first trading day after the inauguration.

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Netflix shot up 14.6% after it reported adding nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday-season quarter and it topped sales and profit targets. The video streaming service’s expansion into live programming appears to be paying off as it wrapped up its best year ever with more than $40 billion in revenue.

Investing.com-- The S&P 500 closed just shy of a record high Wednesday, underpinned by a Netflix-led surge in tech ... At the close in NYSE, the Dow... Investing.com - The S&P 500 closed higher ...

Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks are lifting U.S. indexes Wednesday as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking prospects of artificial intelligence.The S&P 500 was up 0.

The Dow Jones fell Friday after inflation data. Amazon, Broadcom, Meta and Netflix are among the best stocks to buy and watch.

The S&P 500 climbed to a fresh record on Thursday, driven by President Donald Trump’s calls for immediate interest rate cuts and cheaper oil prices.

Tech shares led US stocks higher Wednesday following strong earnings from Netflix and a White House announcement that reignited enthusiasm about artificial intelligence.

All told, the S&P 500 rose 37.13 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 130.92 and the Nasdaq composite jumped 252.56.