Stocks Surge, Cannabis Soars, Oil Caps Gains

0:00On April 22nd, U.S. stocks are charging toward fresh records today, fueled by blowout earnings from heavy hitters like GE Vrenova and Boston, scientific. The S&P 500 is up 0.8%, eyeing its all-time high from Friday. Dow's gained 210 points, or 0.4% while Nasdaq's leaping 1.2% toward another peak. GE Vrenova's riding the AI wave hard, landing $2.4 billion in data center orders this quarter alone, topping all of last year. They bumped up their full-year revenue forecast, too. Most S&P farms are crushing analyst expectations for early 2026, despite global jitters. Wall streets buzzing with winners like Boston's scientific of 9%, Boeing 6.7% and Philip Morris 5.2% on. Strong, quarterly results. But oil's Brent topping $100 is capping the party, thanks to the Iran War choking the Strait of Hormuz. Iran hit three ships and grabbed two, while President Trump's holding a blockade on their

1:03ports. Cannabis stocks lit up big time. Tilray brands jumping 10.5% and canopy growth 18.6%. That's on news that Trump admins pushing to reclassify marijuana as less risky, easing taxes via December executive order. Best Buy dipped 4.1% though, after CEO Cory Berry's exit for insider Jason Bonfig, oversees Europe's indexes slipped after Asia's mixed bag, Japan's Nikkei of 0.4%, but Hong Kong's Hong sang down 1.2%. Treasury yields stayed chill at 4.29% for the 10 year, even with oil spiking as Marcus Digest fed nominee drama. That wraps U.S. News today, brought to you with AI.