J.P. Morgan Raises Its Forecast for U.S. Stocks

J.P. Morgan raised its 2026 year-end forecast for the S&P 500 — a basket of America's biggest companies — to 8,000 from 7,800, its third hike this year (Reuters, Aug. 10). The roughly 5% upgrade signals AI-related profits are now central to their expectations, not just a hopeful guess.