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US Stocks Rise After Oil Prices Retreat and Companies Deliver Strong Profits
AI stocks swung sharply as CoreWeave fell 32% in Seoul and General Motors sank 5.4% despite a profit beat.
On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% while the Nasdaq composite added a more modest 0.2%, as investors weighed corporate earnings against persistent market volatility.
Artificial intelligence stocks continued to experience significant volatility, with CoreWeave struggling to stabilize and South Korean AI company Elice dropping 32% during its initial trading session in Seoul.
General Motors sank 5.4% despite reporting a bigger profit than analysts expected, as the automaker provided a full-year 2026 forecasted profit range whose midpoint fell short of projections.
Hasbro climbed 4.2% after its 'Magic: The Gathering' game generated more than $600 million in quarterly sales, while Equifax rallied 10.6% following bigger summer profits, and airlines gained as Brent crude fell 2.5% to $106.78.
Investors remain focused on corporate earnings as the primary driver of stock prices, balancing optimism from companies beating profit expectations against persistent concerns regarding high interest rates, inflation, and heavy debt loads on Wall Street.