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S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq today: US stocks climbed on Friday as investors regained confidence in the artificial intelligence sector, with Oracle leading the charge

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are giving mutual funds a run for investors’ money because ETFs get around the tax hit that investors in mutual funds encounter.

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