Returns on AI capex have been a looming question for Wall Street investors, but JPMorgan says that elusive AI monetization is a big reason it’s boosting its S&P 500 price target for the year. The bank’s strategists hiked their target for the benchmark index on Monday, as they eye an “increasingly visible” payoff from the
The stock market’s performance in the second quarter was historic on many levels. Major US indices posted their best returns since 2020. Semiconductors had their best quarter ever. But beneath the surface of the seemingly robust AI trade lurks a worrying divergence, a divergence that still has Wall Street strategists on edge. As chipmakers have
