Intel. Dell. Western Digital. Sandisk. Some of the old tech names that helped define the stock market mania of the 1990s are among the market’s top performers this year, blowing past decades-old market milestones thanks to the AI investment boom.
 

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The rules around how CEOs get paid or get replaced are rarely interesting, but then there’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Earlier this week, we learned the only person who can fire Elon Musk from SpaceX is himself, but Friday we found out that his astronomical SpaceX pay package is directly tied to his success in building a human space colony on America’s favorite planet (not including Earth). 

All three major US stock indexes set new record closing highs on Friday amid hopes for a deal to end the war with Iran. The S&P 500 also notched its fifth weekly gain, its longest weekly winning streak since 2024.