Bitcoin Surges 7% and S&P 500 Posts Strongest Weekly Gain in Six Months Despite CME Outage

Markets delivered a broad rally during Thanksgiving week, with Bitcoin climbing over 7% to surpass $90,000 and the S&P 500 gaining 3.7% in its strongest weekly performance since May, data show. The advance persisted despite a rare Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading halt caused by a data center cooling failure. Federal Reserve rate cut expectations and Alphabet's unveiling of a new AI model fueled gains across stocks, bonds, commodities, and digital assets.