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FT News Briefing

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The Best First Half of the Year Since 1983

Big tech companies are a big reason why things have turned around for US stocks this year. NASDAQ composite had its best first half of the year since 1983, and benchmark S&P 500 has been up for three straight quarters. The thing that's turbocharged things so far this year has been investors getting super excited about the growth of artificial intelligence.

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