AI-driven stocks stall on Wall Street after jobs report shakes chip sector
Chip stocks plunged Friday, with Broadcom down 4.5% and Nvidia 3.7%, after a stronger-than-expected May jobs report fueled fears the Fed may delay or reverse rate cuts, slamming AI-linked shares that powered this year’s rally; Broadcom’s revenue and AI chip forecast missed Wall Street estimates, triggering a 4.7% drop in the semiconductor ETF as investors demanded perfection.