S&P 500, Nasdaq Build on Record Highs as Earnings and Iran Hopes Continue to Boost Markets

Stocks were on track to rise again Thursday, as the twin catalysts of artificial intelligence earnings and a potential peace deal between the U.S. and Iran continued to lift the market. S&P 500 futures added 0.1% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were 0.2% higher. The S&P and the Nasdaq both closed at record highs the previous session, while the Dow exited correction territory.