Stocks kicked off the week near record highs on Monday as investors looked ahead to earnings season to weigh whether the AI boom, Fed easing, and resilient economic data can keep powering the rally higher. Despite mounting concerns over a government shutdown and fresh warnings of an AI "bubble," strategists across Wall Street say there's still upside for US equities heading into year-end. Ed Yardeni, veteran market watcher and president of Yardeni Research, raised his S&P 500 (^GSPC) target back to 7,000 ...