The S&P 500 is up almost 10% this year, despite war, inflation and AI nerves

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s been a wild few months for markets: Oil industry disruption. Resurgent inflation. Nerves about AI. Despite it all, US stocks are still trading near record highs. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have surged about 15% and 21%, respectively, since the end of March, bouncing back from