Tech Selloff Tests the AI Stock Boom After a months-long AI-fueled rally, U.S. tech stocks hit a speed bump this week. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 tech sector sank sharply mid-week – both down roughly 2%+ by Wednesday – as investors locked in gains reuters.com. This pullback comes amid seasonally weak late-August trading and…
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Tech Selloff Tests the AI Stock Rally Wall Street’s red-hot AI stock rally hit turbulence over the past two days. Investors rotated out of high-flying tech names on August 20, sending the Nasdaq Composite down ~0.7% as money moved into defensive sectors reuters.com reuters.com. Market jitters were fueled by warnings that the AI boom may…
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Market Mania Meets Reality in Tech Stocks After months of euphoria, the once-unbridled enthusiasm for AI stocks is entering a “significant recalibration” as investors hit the brakes on some high-flying names markets.financialcontent.com. Wall Street fell from recent records on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite sinking about 1.5% as drops in Palantir and Nvidia – two…
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Overview: Two Days of High-Stakes AI News Over the past 48 hours, AI-related stocks and companies made headlines with dramatic forecasts, strategic deals, and market-moving announcements. From chipmakers to software firms and Big Tech giants, the AI sector buzzed with activity. Nvidia got a bullish new forecast, Google poured funding into AI infrastructure, Palantir faced…
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Global Markets & Economy Global markets were on edge amid shifting geopolitics and central bank jitters. A high-stakes summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin ended without a Ukraine ceasefire, and Trump signaled a push for a “rapid peace deal” that Kyiv should accept reuters.com. European leaders scrambled to back Ukraine as…
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Wall Street’s AI Darlings Hit Highs (and a Few Stumbles) Major artificial intelligence (AI) plays are reaching unprecedented heights in U.S. markets. Nvidia – the poster child of the AI boom – recently notched a staggering $4 trillion market capitalization, becoming the first public company ever to do so reuters.com. Its stock closed above that milestone…
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Artificial intelligence stocks remained firmly in the spotlight over the weekend, as fresh disclosures and announcements from August 16–17 revealed big investors doubling down on AI winners, chipmakers navigating geopolitical twists, a surprise strategy shift at Tesla, and a heated debate over soaring valuations. AI bellwethers like Nvidia, AMD, and Palantir saw significant developments, while…
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Wall Street Doubles Down on AI Titans Major investors are piling back into Big Tech on hopes that artificial intelligence will continue to fuel outsized growth. Fresh 13F disclosures show top hedge funds significantly boosted stakes in “Magnificent 7” AI winners during Q2. Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater more than doubled its position in Nvidia, while adding…
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