Wall Street ended higher as Microsoft and other AI-related StocksStocks refers to ownership securities representing claims on companies and traded across equity markets. The term belongs in Level 7 because it helps connect macro conditions, p...Read More rallied, helping markets overcome pressure from rising OilOil refers to a globally traded energy commodity whose price is shaped by supply, demand, inventories, geopolitics, and economic activity. The term belongs in Level 7 because it...Read More prices and Treasury yields. Investor focus remained on technology gains and changing expectations for interest rates.
Wall Street ended higher on September 25, with Microsoft and other AI-linked technology shares leading gains even as elevated oil prices and recently surging U.S. Treasury yields kept investors cautious. Reuters reported Microsoft up 3.7%, Qualcomm up 4%, Dell up 5% and Akamai up 3.2% after an $11.6 billion cloud-services deal with Anthropic.

