{
  "id": 9835468,
  "title": "Wall Street ends higher as investors buy AI stocks; Microsoft rallies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/wall-street-ends-higher-as-investors-buy-ai-stocks-microsoft-rallies",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T21:02:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/wall-street-ends-higher-as-investors-buy-ai-stocks-microsoft-rallies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Wall Street closed higher on Sept 25, driven by gains in AI-related technology stocks such as Microsoft and Qualcomm, amid concerns about high oil prices and increased US Treasury yields. Microsoft's stock rose 3.7%, lifting its 2026 gain to 7%, following the announcement of several new capabilities in its Copilot app, including a coding tool and an always-on AI agent. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average also saw a gain. Meta Platforms saw a dip of 3.3%, while Akamai Technologies experienced a 3.2% increase after signing a cloud services deal worth US$11.6 billion with AI leader Anthropic.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}