AI-Fueled Growth Stocks: Palantir and AMD Market Anticipates Key Earnings Reports U.S. equity markets closed higher on Thursday, driven by robust earnings reports from Microsoft and Meta. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.5%, outperforming the S&P 500 (+0.6%) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.2%), marking the latter’s longest winning streak this year. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Meta Platform..