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Nov 2023
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U.S. Markets Boosted by AI Stocks

The Wall Street Journal
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Microsoft rises to all-time high after naming former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as head of its new advanced AI research team. Plus: Shares of Bayer drop about 18% after a clinical trial failure, and a loss in its Roundup case. J.R. Whalen reports.

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