(Bloomberg) -- A rally in US stocks is pausing after the artificial-intelligence trade fueled the S&P 500’s longest winning streak in more than a year, with investors gauging prospects for an end to the war in the Middle East.

(Bloomberg) -- The artificial-intelligence trade locked in fresh gains on Monday, allowing global equities to shrug off a rebound in oil prices as the US and Iran remained…

Crude oil surged nearly 8% – its best day since April 2 – after US strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation, stalling the S&P 500's rally even as software stocks soared.