The S&P 500 is on the cusp of a record high. That’s a remarkable change of events, since the index was on the brink of a bear market just two months ago.

The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday, soaring to its highest level since February as investors cheered a host of bullish catalysts.

Up 4:32 pm The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed Thursday at 564.20, up 0.8%. Game On for Meta 1:33 pm Bloomberg is reporting that Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) is in advanced talks (about which there are no details) to buy AI-powered voice-replication start-up PlayAI.