Why is Palantir stock surging Monday premarket?

Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR stock was jumping in premarket trading on Monday, as the ongoing U.S.-Iran military conflict renewed investor appetite for defense-linked artificial intelligence companies. The move comes as broader markets slumped. Dow Jones futures fell 1.03%, S&P 500 futures dropped 1.12%, and Nasdaq 100 futures declined 1.35%, following confirmation over the weekend that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed...