Stock Market Today: Microsoft Ignites Chip Rebound as SanDisk Jumps 24%
U.S. equities clawed back Wednesday’s post-Fed losses by midday Thursday, with a blowout cloud print from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT ) reviving the artificial intelligence trade and dragging beaten-down semiconductor names sharply higher. The Nasdaq 100 led with a 3.1% advance, though a 19-year high in long-dated Tr