The S&P 500 has only risen this quickly 4 times since WWII. Once, a historic stock-market crash followed.

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The S&P 500 has overcome worries about artificial intelligence and the fallout from the war in Iran to stage one of its strongest two-month showings on record.

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The S&P 500 has only risen this quickly 4 times since WWII. Once, a historic stock-market crash followed.

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