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S&P 500 hits record high as AI stocks shrug off bond market slump

S&P 500 hits record high as AI stocks shrug off bond market slump
Financial Times Tuesday 06 October 2026, 13:30 UTC 1 min read
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Wall Street’s blue-chip index at fresh peak but rally increasingly reliant on handful of tech stocks

Wall Street’s blue-chip index at fresh peak but rally increasingly reliant on handful of tech stocks
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