Netflix stock soars after strong subscriber gains, Oracle teams with OpenAI and SoftBank in a $500 billion AI infrastructure partnership, and Johnson & Johnson falls after mixed guidance.

Wall Street closed higher, with the S&P 500 index scoring an all-time high. Blowout Netflix results and plans for $500b AI investment fuel gains.

Netflix stock soars after strong subscriber gains, Oracle teams with OpenAI and SoftBank in a $500 billion AI infrastructure partnership, and Johnson & Johnson falls after mixed guidance.

Netflix, Oracle and other big technology stocks are lifting Wall Street toward a record on Wednesday as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking

Wall Street's indexes rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting an intraday record high as investors cheered streaming video provider Netflix's quarterly report and President Donald Trump's private-sector artificial intelligence infrastructure investment plan.

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting a record high, as investors cheered streaming video provider Netflix's quarterly report and technology shares rallied after the announcement of a private-sector artificial intelligence infrastructure plan.

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

STORY: Wall Street's main indexes rose Wednesday, with the S&P 500 hitting an intraday record high thanks to strong Netflix earnings and a rally in tech shares.The Dow gained three-tenths of a percent,

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.

Baystreet.ca - Equities in Toronto managed to hang onto the gains they’d generated throughout the day, as investors nerved themselves about impending tariffs in from south of the border. The TSX ended Wednesday with enough gains to boast about, 29.87 points at 25,311.50.

On the supply side, Trump's national energy emergency declaration and his push for energy independence are significant drivers of bearish momentum, as the policies could likely turn the U.S. into a net energy exporter, which might have lasting implications for global oil prices.

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