Strong earnings from America’s tech giants — and their record spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure) — have led to Wall Street surging to its highest levels ever, despite the economic damage inflicted by the ongoing Iran war.
ANZ shares have fallen despite a $3.65 billion half-year profit, while the Australian share market has recovered from an eight-day losing streak, as finance presenter David Chau explains.
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