The US stock market set more records Wednesday after GE Vernova and other big companies joined the parade of companies reporting fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected. The S&P 500 rose 73.89 points, or 1%, to 7,137.90, topping its pr…

GE Vernova flew 13.8% higher after the company, whose products help generate about a quarter of the world’s electricity, reported profit for the first three months of the year that blew past analysts…