Google and Caterpillar become "big winners"; AI and earnings reports outweigh war, making April's US stock market the strongest since 2020.
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U.S. stocks ended April strongly, with the appeal of corporate earnings and AI narratives overshadowing the shadows of war, inflation, and interest rates.
On Thursday, the S&P 500 index rose 1% to a record high. For the entire month, the S&P 500 jumped 10% in