Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.8% to close at 39958.87 amid risk-on sentiment. "Equities worldwide continued to ride on the wave of U.S.' AI investment announcement, as well as blowout earnings from streaming giant Netflix,

Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.

Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, recaps Netflix earnings. Todd Gillespie, Bloomberg Finance Reporter, discusses staffing moves at Goldman Sachs. Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst,

U.S. stock index futures held steady Wednesday evening after the SP 500 hit a record high, driven by Netflixs strong earnings and optimism over President Donald Trumps AI investment initiative. SP 500 Futures were flat

Wall Street closed higher, with the S&P 500 index scoring an all-time high. Blowout Netflix results and plans for $500b AI investment fuel gains.

(Reuters) - Wall Street's indexes rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting an intraday record high as investors cheered streaming video provider Netflix's quarterly report and President Donald Trump's private-sector artificial intelligence infrastructure investment plan.

U.S. stocks were rising on Wednesday morning with the major stock averages seeing their third day of gains as investors digested a slew of robust corporate earnings and President Donald Trump's new initiative on artificial intelligence.

Novo Nordisk shares surged on the results of a new obesity-drug study Friday. The Danish pharmaceutical giant behind Ozempic and Wegovy said an experimental weight-loss shot helped patients lose 22% of their body weight in a clinical trial.

Netflix remains a strong player but lacks the upside potential and risk-reward balance to justify its valuation and is unlikely to outperform the market. Read more here.

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US equity indexes rose this week as Netflix's (NFLX) earnings aided risk appetite while President Donald Trump announced a $500 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure program and alleviated concerns over harsh trade tariffs.