Meta Platforms and most other U.S. stocks are rising, but drops for Nvidia and Microsoft are weighing on the market. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading Thursday.

The S&P 500 technology sector rallied 3.6% in its biggest daily percentage gain since July 31, while an index of semiconductor shares gained 1.1%. Lisa Bernhard has more. Real Madrid first club to generate 1 billion euros revenue in a season,

Rebounding tech stocks drove U.S. indexes higher Tuesday, a day after they tumbled on doubts about whether the artificial-intelligence frenzy really needs all the dollars being poured