Major stock indexes rose on Friday, with all three major U.S. stock indexes posting record closing highs after news that U.S. inflation rose less than expected last month, while the U.S. dollar index was nearly flat.

Gary Shilling, one of the people to call the housing bubble, told Business Insider there's "extreme speculation" in AI stocks and crypto.

U.S. stock futures have eased off their session highs, but still pointed to a higher open for stocks once the opening bell rings on Wall Street. The impetus for these gains was the September CPI report,

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Seven closely watched Big Tech stocks known as the "Magnificent Seven" were mostly rising Friday afternoon, helping to drive the S&P 500 toward a potential new peak. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF — whose holdings include Google parent Alphabet Inc.

The tech sector is being driven by growing investment in artificial intelligence (AI), which promises to add trillions in value to the economy in the decades to come. Here are two high-growth tech stocks that Wall Street analysts expect will grow revenues at high rates through 2026.

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.

Canadian stocks underperformed their US peers at the open on Friday after US President Donald Trump said he would halt trade talks with the country over an advertisement critical of tariffs.

MP Materials stock and other rare-earth producers were gaining as investors bet the U.S. will continue to build a domestic supply chain for the minerals.

Shares in the so-called Quantum Four publicly traded companies are seeing a boost on rumors that the Commerce Department is seeking equity stakes.