Five reasons investors are feeling good about stocks again

Anxiety has given way to hope on Wall Street.Stocks are back near records, recovering from a slump spurred by fears that the excitement about the artificial-intelligence boom has outstripped the potential profits.Optimism about AI has proved durable. But other important factors are also powering gains. Here’s a look at some of the reasons investors expect that the rally could go further from here:Stocks currently look very expensive by some measures, such as traditional price-to-earnings r