Market Shock: $1.3 Trillion Chip Selloff Fuels New Bear Concerns
U.S. stocks tumbled Friday as a hot jobs report dashed hopes for easier Fed policy, wiping $1.3 trillion from chipmakers and sending the PHLX Semiconductor Index down 10.3%—its worst drop since March 2020—while the S&P 500 fell 2.64% and the Nasdaq lost 4.18%, raising fears that the AI-led rally may be cracking.