Strong Earnings Fuel Stock-Market Records This Week
Bumper bank profits showed that businesses and consumers kept opening their wallets last quarter. Record earnings for the world's largest chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, propelled potentially tariff-sensitive semiconductor stocks higher. A University of Michigan survey suggested consumer sentiment is rebounding slightly in July, while inflation expectations are declining.
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