{
  "id": 9796445,
  "title": "Stock Market Midday, Sept. 25: AI Momentum Lifts Markets as Akamai Soars on Anthropic Deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/stock-market-midday-sept-25-ai-momentum-lifts-markets-as-akamai-soars",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T16:20:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/coverage/stock-market-today/2026/09/25/stock-market-midday-sept-25-ai-momentum-lifts-markets-as-akamai-soars-on-anthropic-deal/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At 11:41 AM ET, financial indicators show a positive trend for the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed 0.35% to 51,531, the Nasdaq Composite increased by 0.11% to 26,969, and the S&P 500 rose by 0.12% to 7,713. Despite rising Treasury yields, artificial intelligence (AI) momentum appears to be bolstering market resilience. Gold experienced a slight decline of 0.07% to $4,275.45, while the 10-Year Treasury yield increased by 5 basis points to 5.21%. Among the sectors, technology and utilities led the gains, while energy and communication stocks suffered the most significant losses.\n\nAkamai Technologies, a key player in cloud services, witnessed a surge of 15% in after-hours trading due to a substantial $11.6 billion deal with AI developer Anthropic. Although the stock has since pared some of its gains, this agreement underlines its growing significance as a critical infrastructure provider. In other health-related news, Moderna extended yesterday's gains, fueled by optimism surrounding its cancer vaccine. Conversely, Zscaler faced a 9% decline following news of management changes.",
  "summary": "Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 all gain ground despite climbing bond yields, with AI stocks leading the charge, today, Sept. 25, 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Stock Market Midday, Sept. 25: AI Momentum Lifts Markets as Akamai Soars on Anthropic Deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/stock-market-midday-sept-25-ai-momentum-lifts-markets-as-akamai-soars-9797489",
        "published": "2026-09-25T16:40:18.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}