{"slug": "ai-is-the-main-character-of-the-market-s-story-not-us-iran-war", "title": "AI is the 'main character' of the market's story, not US-Iran war", "summary": "Aptus Capital Advisors head of equity and portfolio manager David Wagner said on Yahoo Finance's Market Domination that AI, not the US-Iran war, is the main driver of US equities, with market fears over the conflict beginning to ease. Wagner's comments come as the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite continue to be influenced by AI-related momentum.", "body_md": "AI is the 'main character' of the market's story, not US-Iran war Yahoo Finance Video and Josh Lipton Mon, August 3, 2026 at 9:52 p.m. GMT+2 ^GSPC Aptus Capital Advisors head of equity and portfolio manager David Wagner comes on Market Domination to explain how he sees market fears over the US-Iran war begin to ease as AI continues to be a main driver for US equities (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC). Terms and Privacy Policy EU DSA Contact Privacy & Cookie Settings", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-main-character-of-the-market-s-story-not-us-iran-war", "canonical_source": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/ai-main-character-markets-story-195216088.html", "published_at": "2026-08-03 19:52:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-03 20:22:10.433560+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Aptus Capital Advisors", "David Wagner", "Yahoo Finance", "S&P 500", "Dow Jones Industrial Average", "Nasdaq Composite"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-main-character-of-the-market-s-story-not-us-iran-war", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-main-character-of-the-market-s-story-not-us-iran-war.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-main-character-of-the-market-s-story-not-us-iran-war.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-main-character-of-the-market-s-story-not-us-iran-war.jsonld"}}