AP Top Business News at 6:44 p.m. EDT

Microsoft's best day since 2008 leads US stocks, while inflation worries remain in the bond marketAmazon to boost spending on AI and other technology by $20 billion after strong Q2 resultsStrong iPhone sales propel Apple's fiscal Q3 results past Wall Street's expectationsMicrosoft beats Wall Street expectations with $90B in revenueUS economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% in second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly highAverage 30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66%WestJet flight attendants threaten to strike during long August weekend in CanadaBetween prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurantsSome robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be nextEU lays out $11.4 bill