S&P 500 hits record high on AI bets as oil drops

Stocks rose for a fourth straight session as oil prices fell, with the S&P 500 up nearly 1% and heading toward its first record close since August, buoyed by AI trade enthusiasm and optimism over corporate resilience.

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