Intel’s Rally Pushes Nasdaq to Record

About this episode

The episode discusses the Nasdaq's record climb driven by Intel's rally and highlights Alphabet's investment in Anthropic and Avis Budget Group's short squeeze.

The tech-heavy index climbs 1.6%. Plus: Alphabet stock gets a boost from an expanded investment in Anthropic. Avis Budget Group short squeeze further unwinds. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Katherine Sullivan

Topics covered

• stock market
• technology
• business news
• investment
• financial analysis

Keywords

• Nasdaq
• Intel
• Alphabet
• Anthropic
• Avis Budget Group
• stock market
• investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Intel, Nasdaq, Alphabet, Anthropic, Avis Budget Group

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