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US stocks ticked higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 rising 0.5 percent and pulling within 1.3 percent of its all-time high, as AI-industry stocks like Broadcom supported the market, the Korea Times reports. The tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed over 1 percent on Wednesday after quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer improved appetite for AI-linked stocks, while Netflix slipped on a weak forecast. Korean media also reported the New York stock market rose for a second straight day on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq up 1.18 percent, driven by AI investment expectations and news of Anthropic's IPO plans and large-scale AI equipment financing deals, according to Maeil Business Newspaper, Kyunghyang Shinmun, and Chosun Ilbo. Korean stocks rebounded Tuesday, led by semiconductor heavyweights, as Anthropic's planned IPO revived AI investment sentiment, the Korea Times reports.