US stocks rose Tuesday as oil prices eased from near their highest levels since the Iran war began, while strong earnings from Equifax, Hasbro and 3M lifted shares. By late morning, the S&P 500 gained 0.4%, the Dow rose 518 points or 1%, and the Nasdaq edged up 0.2% as AI stocks swung again. Equifax jumped 11.6%, Hasbro 6.1% and 3M 5.1%, while Braze soared 50.9% to $45.32 after Salesforce agreed to buy it for $47.50 in cash per share. General Motors fell 6.5% despite a bigger-than-expected profit, even though it announced a buyback program of up to $20 billion. CoreWeave swung wildly after the previous week's tumble of roughly 25%, while South Korea's Kospi fell 3.7%.
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