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Topline Anticipated earnings reports from the world’s largest stocks boosted the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new all-time highs Monday, marking the latest records for both indexes in recent weeks, though one analyst warned investor optimism might be short-lived as others say AI firms could propel the rally even more. One analyst warned of “intense investor FOMO” as stocks exploited “continued good news.” AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The S&P increased by more than 0.6% on Monday afternoon to a record intraday high of 6,336, while the Nasdaq rose up to nearly 0.8% to an intraday record of 21,077 before both indexes pared gains back slightly. Both indexes benefitted from increases among the “Magnificent Seven,” including Alphabet (up 2.3%), Amazon (1.2%) and Apple (1%), adding to other rallying stocks like Verizon (4.8%), Qualcomm (3%) and Broadcom (1.8%). Goldman Sachs wrote in a note earlier this month the S&P will likely increase another 4% to about 6,600 by the end of the year, just above a 2.5% rally to 6,500 forecast by Morgan Stanley analysts, while other economists for JPMorgan Chase anticipate the index dropping about 5.3% to around 6,000. Wells Fargo Securities’ chief U.S. equity strategist Christopher Harvey gave one of the most bullish forecasts in an interview with Bloomberg, claiming he sees the S&P ending the year at 7,007—an 11% increase over Friday’s closing price just below 6,300 amid a “real secular trend in AI that will continue.” Julian Emanuel, chief equity strategist at Evercore ISI, offered a lower forecast in a note over the weekend: The S&P will likely decline up to 15% in the coming months and end the year near 5,600. A recent bull market featured a “period of intense investor FOMO,” Emanuel wrote, arguing stocks have “overdiscounted the potential for continued good news” as…

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