Stocks closed lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged amid persistent inflation, as investors prepared for a slew of earnings reports from major technology companies.

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World shares are mixed after China rolled out more moves to boost its lagging stock markets. Hong Kong fell while Shanghai's benchmark gained 0.5%. Officials in Beijing said pension funds

The partnership formed by Oracle, OpenAI and SoftBank is due to invest up to $500 billion. SoftBank's shares rose 3.7% on Thursday in Tokyo trading after jumping 11% the day before. Elsewhere in Asia, the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia fell 0.6% to 8,383.50, while the Kospi in Seoul lost 0.8% to 2,526.98.

Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks lifted U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking prospects of artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Wednesday and closed just shy of the record it set in early December.

U.S. stock indexes rose on Wednesday due to stronger-than-expected earnings from major tech companies and growing optimism for AI.

Netflix, Oracle and other tech stocks lifted U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around AI's moneymaking prospects.

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