Wall Street recovers more than half of the prior's day loss as Microsoft and chip stocks rally

U.S. stocks rebounded as Microsoft's strong quarterly profit and gains in chip stocks offset prior-day losses. The S&P 500 rose 0.9%, the Nasdaq jumped 1.8%, and the Dow gained 0.5%, driven by Microsoft's 15.2% surge and rallies in Micron Technology, Lam Research, and AMD.