S&P 500, Dow rise as AI boost counters US-Iran tensions (2026)

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• S&P 500, Dow rise as AI boost counters US-Iran tensions Thursday 03 Sep 2026 BURSA SGX Home US Stocks Make The Edge Malaysia your preferThe latest strikes have pushed geopolitical tensions front and centre, ending the uneasy calm of recent weeks and reviving inflation concernBut the AI growth engine has helped sentiment, and investors are betting that a modest dose of macroeconomic uncertainty would not be enoughWe are at the beginning of what is a very significant revolution in the way technology and data is managed," said Thomas Kikis, head of markAt 9:56am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 246.01 points, or 0.47%, to 53,012.89, the S&P 500 gained 8.22 points, or 0.11%, to

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