Earnings season continued to impress, with TSMC and ASML both beating estimates and raising forecasts on surging AI demand, while Charles Schwab, PepsiCo and Abbott Labs also topped expectations. Markets edged higher on news of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, though March industrial production fell a surprising 0.5% as conflict-driven energy costs continued to weigh on the broader economy.

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