May 26 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has raised its 2026 year-end forecast for the S&P 500 index to 8,000 from 7,600, citing continued strength in corporate earnings. The target is 6.4% higher than the index's last close of 7,519.12. Earnings growth has powered the entire S&P 500 return so far this year, and we expect this dynamic...

TOKYO, May 27 (Reuters) - AI exuberance and robust earnings will continue to power Japan's Nikkei to record highs, even as its blistering rally makes it hard for forecasters to keep up, analysts said in a Reuters poll. The median forecast in a Reuters poll sees the Japanese benchmark index scaling an all-time peak at 69,000 by the end of...

SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - SK Hynix topped $1 trillion in market value for the first time on Wednesday, joining its memory chip rivals Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ) and Micron Technology ( MU ) in reaching the milestone on an AI-driven rally. Shares of SK Hynix jumped as much as 14.9%, taking the South Korean chipmaker's market value to...

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Mike Dolan LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks and bond yields have been rising in tandem in recent weeks, with many investors attributing the move to the Iran war, inflation and an AI arms race. But some models now suggest higher borrowing costs are reaching...