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The US stock market is beating most international benchmarks this year as big tech shares soar, The Wall Street Journal reports. “The S&P 500 has risen 14% this year, beating an 8.5% advance by the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index, which tracks developed and emerging-market stocks… Much of the recent enthusiasm for US stocks stems from a boom in interest in artificial intelligence. Investors are scooping up shares of companies at the forefront of a technology that they think will change the world in the coming years. ”