内容摘要：People protest during a rally outside the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

People protest during a rally outside the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The rise in confidence was widespread, covering different age and income groups, according to the Conference Board.On Wall Street, Nvidia rallied 3.2% and was the strongest single force driving the S&P 500 higher ahead of its profit report coming on Wednesday. It’s the last to report this quarter among the “Magnificent Seven” Big Tech companies that have grown so large that their stock movements dominate the rest of the market.

Trader Robert Arciero, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Trader Robert Arciero, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Nvidia has been riding a tidal wave of growth created by the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology, but it is also facing criticism that its stock price has shot too high.

Informatica climbed 6% after Salesforce said it would buy the AI-powered cloud data management company in. Salesforce rose 1.5%.

They were part of widespread gains across the U.S. stock market, where 93% of the stocks within the S&P 500 rose.

One of the outliers was AutoZone, which fell 3.7% following a mixed report on its performance for the three months through May 10. Its profit fell short of analysts’ expectations, though its growth in revenue was stronger than expected.The Inquirer has used King Features for comics, puzzles and other material for more than 40 years, said Lisa Hughes, its publisher and CEO. “The Inquirer newsroom is not involved in the production of these syndicated features, nor was it involved in creating Heat Index,” she said.

The blunder was first reported by the tech publication 404 Media.It was not clear who at King Features had responsibility for editing Bascaglia’s material. The Chicago-based writer said on Facebook that “I am completely at fault here — just an awful oversight and a horrible mistake.”

“I’m not really sure I bounce back from this situation career-wise,” he said. “I have a lot of stories left in me but I am fully accountable for what happened and will have to endure the effects, whatever they may be.”David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him at