U.S. stocks set their first record highs since August early in the week, then chopped around on conflicting reports about possible U.S. strikes in the Middle East and renewed worries about AI spending and revenue, before rising into Friday, LPL Research reports. Its Friday-afternoon figures put the week at about +1.2% for the S&P 500, +1.1% for the Dow and +0.7% for the Nasdaq; the Russell 2000 fell about 0.8%. Consumer staples, utilities and energy led; tech was roughly flat. Bonds snapped a five-week losing streak.