https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/stocks-rise-to-kick-off-october-as-ai-related-names-gain-live-updatesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/stocks-rise-to-kick-off-october-as-ai-related-names-gain-live-updateshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/stocks-rise-to-kick-off-october-as-ai-related-names-gain-live-updates#u97266Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:40:58 +0000Wall Street is poised for a positive open to start October, driven by artificial intelligence-related names and tech gains that offset ongoing bond market jitters. Investors are balancing a softer inflation picture, marked by a cooler-than-expected core personal consumption expenditures print, alongside elevated Treasury yields and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's upcoming monetary policy decisions. Major indexes recently experienced choppy trading conditions, with the Nasdaq closing as the lone gainer on the day and month prior to the start of the new quarter.Why it mattersMarket p