Up 4:32 pm The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed Thursday at 564.20, up 0.8%. Game On for Meta 1:33 pm Bloomberg is reporting that Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) is in advanced talks (about which there are no details) to buy AI-powered voice-replication start-up PlayAI.

The S&P 500 has soared more 20% since April. Donald Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada, "effective immediately" Melanie Lawson returns to ABC13 Houston anchor desk after year off following her father's death Jesus apparition appears in clouds after Mass at basilica in the Philippines Yellowstone bison dies after falling into hot spring in front of visitors Another surge of heat is coming.

The US stock market on Friday hit an all-time high, its first since mid-February. It marked the culmination of a remarkable recovery on Wall Street since flirting with bear market territory in early April.