With Thursday's advance, the three major indexes are on track to end the week higher.

The Defense Department had barred the U.S. military from using Anthropic's Claude in March

Iran said the conflict in the Gaza Strip has to end, Israel has to withdraw from Lebanon and also halt its attacks on Syria.

High-Flyer Quant, which bankrolled DeepSeek, has come to the fore, making a push into new listings as it chases returns in China's red-hot IPO market. 

U.S. and Chinese officials met in Beijing this week, despite the White House's tough talk on China.

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico unveiled a plan to bust what he says are healthcare monopolies in an effort to lower costs.

Wealthy Chinese are reconsidering Singapore as Beijing’s offshore wealth scrutiny and geopolitical risks make alternatives less attractive.

A post-earnings rally in Nvidia helped lift the tech sector, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite to their best sessions since Aug. 4 on Thursday.

Prior Fed chairs have used the speech as an opportunity to lay out broad policy frameworks and intentions.

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said strong earnings from Nvidia and Salesforce shattered two major bear cases that had weighed on the tech stocks.