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Market Watch: Why Earnings and AI Spending Are Still Carrying Wall Street

Corporate profits and technology investment are offsetting oil shocks and rate anxiety

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Saturday, 2 May 2026 at 10:45:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, 2 May 2026 at 10:45:00 AM EDT
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Market Watch: Why Earnings and AI Spending Are Still Carrying Wall Street
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NEW YORK | Wall Street’s rally is being carried by two powerful supports: corporate earnings and artificial intelligence spending.

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What This Means

Wall Street is being supported by earnings strength and AI spending, but the rally depends on continued profit growth, stable jobs data and evidence that AI investment produces real returns.