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May 14 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose to record highs on Thursday as Nvidia's shares jumped, while investors watched developments around the high-stakes U.S.-China summit

U.S. stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday following hotter-than-expected key inflation data.

Stocks are hitting records as earnings surge. Meanwhile, bonds are competing harder for investor cash.

Cisco shares rise after the dot-com darling shows off its AI credentials, while Micron declines following the memory-chip maker’s stellar rally.

U. S. equity futures moved higher on Thursday as investors balanced renewed enthusiasm for artificial intelligence against geopolitical uncertainty surrounding the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

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Accelerating inflation has made interest rate increases more likely, and they have historically been bad news for the stock market.

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Futures for the main U.S. indexes were building on gains from the previous session as the tech stock rally continues.

The price of Bitcoin was rising slightly but stayed below $80,000 after falling to a one-week low in the previous session. Higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data for April on Tuesday reduced the prospect of interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, denting risk appetite and boosting the dollar.

The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.2%. The president and a group of top business leaders are attending a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Kevin Warsh passed the final Senate vote hurdle.

Stocks looked set to notch more records on Thursday as investors bet that President Donald Trump’s meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping would help extend a recent tech rally. S&P 500 futures climbed 0.2%, and contracts tied the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 added 0.4%. The market looked set to build on those gains after Xi welcomed Trump–and an elite group of CEOs–to China.

While Nvidia still rules the roost, investors are moving downstream to the next generation of AI winners.

It could be tempting for energy companies to ramp up efforts to meet soaring demand, only to find themselves overextended. But the sector has become much more disciplined.

Energy businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. They are also bound to benefit from a friendlier regulatory environment with "American energy dominance" stance from the Trump administration, and this excitement has led to a six-month gain of 31.6% for the sector - higher than the S&P 500’s 7.1% return.

Whether you see them or not, industrials businesses play a crucial part in our daily activities. They are also bound to benefit from a friendlier regulatory environment with the Trump administration, and this excitement has led to a six-month gain of 17.5% for the sector - higher than the S&P 500’s 7.1% return.

The S&P 500 just pulled off something with only one precedent in more than four decades, and a strategist at one of the world's largest asset managers boiled the entire episode down to three words that every equity investor needs to hear. Chris Galipeau, senior market strategist at the Franklin ...

Healthcare companies are pushing the status quo by innovating in areas like drug development and digital health. Despite the rosy long-term prospects, short-term headwinds such as COVID inventory destocking have caused the industry to lag recently - over the past six months, the collective 3.7% gain for healthcare stocks has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 7.1% rise.

Investors are watching chips, aerospace, agriculture and rare earths as Trump and Xi head into high-stakes talks.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors weighed a high-stakes US-China summit and persistent inflation concerns, which tempered optimism fuelled by record highs on Wall Street.The cautious mood came after another tech-led rally on Wall Street, where the Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit fresh record highs overnight, buoyed by robust earnings and continued enthusiasm for artificial intelligence investment.

I’ve been studying portfolio concentration for years, and one stat from Schwab’s On Investing podcast keeps echoing in my head. In 2022, the Magnificent Seven fell roughly 40% while the S&P 500 dropped 18%. Our data confirms the pain: SPY shed 20% that calendar year, while Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) collapsed 64%, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell 51%, ... The Magnificent Seven Fell 40% While the S&P Dropped 18%: Here’s How Much Tech Concentration You Can Actually Afford

Major U.S. indices ended Wednesday mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.14% to 49,693.20, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.58% to 7,444.25 and the Nasdaq climbed 1.20% to 26,402.34. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day: Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Cisco’s stock climbed 2.60%, closing at $101.87 after reaching an intraday high of $102.01 and a low of $99.29. The stock’s 52-week range is between $60.84 and $102.01. I

President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday after spending the night in the Chinese capital, as global markets edged higher on cautious optimism ahead of high-stakes U.S.-China talks. Markets Rise Ahead Of US–China Talks Late Wednesday, Dow futures rose 120.00 points, or 0.24%, to 49,912.00, while S&P 500 futures added 14.50 points, or 0.19%, to 7,484.00 and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 167.75 points, or 0.57%, to 29,647.00 as of around 8:29 p.m. EDT. I

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Oil prices moved slightly lower on Wednesday, but markets were buoyed to new heights by the strength of the tech sector. Plus, the new Federal Reserve chair cleared his final confirmation hurdle this afternoon, which likely alleviated some lingering uncertainty at the central bank, and among investors. Incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 54-45 on Wednesday afternoon, becoming the 17th person to take on the job.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday emphasized the push for a U.S. semiconductor manufacturing boom that would expand domestic chip production and reduce U.S. reliance on foreign supply chains. Semiconductor Boom On The Way In a post on X, Lutnick...