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

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BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) is up 19% today due to the company seeing a wave of enthusiasm, especially with the broader market going up after a Middle East ceasefire. It is also seeing spillover ...