Plus: mixed economic data on initial jobless claims and retail sales tempered investor optimism after better-than-expected inflation data. UnitedHealth Group stock fell after its first earnings report since the killing of CEO Brian Thompson. And chipmaker TSMC reported record quarterly profits driven by artificial intelligence. Danny Lewis reports.

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