Meta stock drops ahead of New Mexico child-safety trial — what traders watch next week
Shares of Meta Platforms fell roughly 2.9% Friday, closing at $716.50. The drop comes as the company faces a jury trial set to begin next week in New Mexico.
Big Tech stocks brace for Monday as Nvidia CEO vows ‘huge’ OpenAI investment and Apple’s iPhone rebound shows up
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday the chip designer will make a “huge” investment in OpenAI, rejecting a The Wall Street Journal report that talks on an earlier plan for up to $100 billion had stalled. Speaking in Taipei, Huang was asked whether it would be over $100 billion and replied: “No, no, nothing like that.”
AI stocks today: Microsoft wobbles, Nvidia slips and Sandisk jumps on storage demand
Microsoft shares slipped 0.5% to $431.15 on Friday, adding to the drag on AI-related stocks. Nvidia fell 0.9%, while data-storage company Sandisk surged 10.2%. Investors moved back and forth between bets on near-term demand and longer-term returns.
Meta stock slips after earnings pop as $135 billion AI spending plan sinks in
Shares of Meta Platforms dropped 2.6% to $718.78 by midday Friday, erasing much of Thursday’s gains.
Microsoft stock rebounds after wipeout, but AI stocks stay jumpy as spending fears bite
Microsoft shares held steady on Friday morning, though the broader AI sector showed signs of strain. Investors are grappling with rising data-center costs amid cloud growth that’s failing to accelerate as expected. By 10:03 a.m. ET, Microsoft was up 0.6% at $436.11. Nvidia dipped 0.4%, AMD dropped 4.1%, and the Nasdaq-100 ETF QQQ slipped 0.6%.
Meta stock jumps 10% as $135 billion AI spend plan meets a Wall Street shrug
Shares of Meta Platforms climbed 10.4% to $738.31 in early New York trade on Friday, building on a post-earnings rally as investors digested the company’s latest AI investment strategy.
AI stocks split before Wall Street opens as Microsoft sinks and Meta jumps
U.S. AI stocks, those linked to artificial intelligence, were moving in opposite directions before Friday’s open. Microsoft dropped roughly 10%, whereas Meta climbed around 10%. Nvidia edged up about 0.5%, but Broadcom and AMD slipped lower.
AI stocks whipsaw after Microsoft sinks 10% and Meta jumps 10% on AI spending signals
Microsoft dropped roughly 10% in after-hours trading Thursday, weighed down by a surge in AI infrastructure expenses revealed in its latest earnings. Meta Platforms climbed about 10%, buoyed by a positive outlook. Microsoft last traded at $433.50, while Meta stood at $738.31.
Dow Jones today: DJIA edges up as Microsoft tumbles; Apple iPhone demand “staggering” after bell
The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a small gain on Thursday, rising 55.96 points, or 0.11%, to 49,071.56. The S&P 500 slipped 9.02 points to 6,969.01, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 172.33 points to 23,685.12, weighed down by a steep selloff in Microsoft. Shares of Microsoft plunged about 10%, marking their largest one-day percentage decline since March 2020. On the flip side, Meta Platforms surged over 10% following its earnings report.
Meta stock jumps nearly 11% as Wall Street sizes up $135 billion AI spending plan
Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. jumped roughly 10.7% late Thursday, closing at $740.20 and pushing the Facebook parent company’s market cap near $1.84 trillion. The stock hit an intraday peak of $741.63 after starting the day at $738.00.
Nebius (NBIS) stock price drops 7% as Microsoft-led tech rout hits AI cloud names
Nebius Group N.V. shares dropped 7.4% to $93.01 Thursday afternoon, erasing an early rally that had briefly pushed the stock above Wednesday’s close.
Meta stock jumps nearly 10% after earnings, even with $135 billion AI spending plan
Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. jumped roughly 10% to $735.36 in afternoon trading on Thursday, hitting a high of $741.63 earlier. Volume reached about 48 million shares, lifting the company’s market capitalization to near $1.8 trillion.
Oklo stock price drops 9% as nuclear trade cools; DOE deadline is the next tell
Oklo Inc shares dropped roughly 9% on Thursday, pulling back some of the gains from the prior day as investors pared positions in the volatile nuclear power sector. The stock slipped 9.3% to $85.59 in afternoon trading, fluctuating between $83.56 and $94.89. It had closed Wednesday at $94.39.
Microsoft stock dives 12% on AI spending jitters as Meta jumps — AI stocks split today
Microsoft dropped nearly 12% on Thursday, pulling down a broad group of AI-related stocks. Meta Platforms, on the other hand, surged around 10% after investors applauded its ad-driven earnings, even with a fresh wave of spending announced. Nvidia slipped about 0.6%, Amazon lost roughly 1.6%, and Apple remained mostly flat ahead of its earnings release after the close.
Dow Jones slips as Microsoft earnings jolt the AI trade; Apple results loom
By 1:31 p.m. EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dropped 143.74 points, or 0.29%, settling at 48,871.86. The S&P 500 was down 0.73%, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.46%. So far today, the Dow has fluctuated between 48,597.22 and 49,292.81.
Corning (GLW) stock slips as Meta deal rally cools; traders hunt the next catalyst
Corning shares slipped 2% to $102.18 by midday Thursday, following an earlier range of $99.55 to $107.10.
Microsoft stock dives as AI spending bites; Nvidia steady, Meta jumps in split AI trade
Microsoft dropped 10.7% to $429.87 in early trading, weighing on sentiment among AI-related stocks, even as chipmakers showed more resilience. Meta Platforms climbed 7.9%, while Nvidia slipped 0.2% and AMD inched up 0.2%.
Meta stock jumps about 9% as Zuckerberg bets big on “superintelligence” spending
Meta Platforms shares surged over 9% in early Thursday trading, shrugging off a notable rise in planned spending to zero in on a brighter sales forecast. The stock last traded up 9.3% at $731.18, following Wednesday’s close of $668.73.
Meta jumps, Microsoft slides: AI stocks hit a payback test before Wall Street opens
U.S.-listed AI stocks looked set for a volatile open Thursday. Meta Platforms surged 7.9% in premarket action, while Microsoft dropped 6.4% following its earnings report. Stock index futures ticked up slightly after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged the day before. “Traders are no longer rewarding the biggest spenders,” said Jake Behan, head of capital markets at Direxion.
US stock market today: S&P 500 futures rise as Meta surges, Microsoft drops ahead of Apple earnings
U.S. stock index futures edged higher in premarket trading on Thursday as investors sifted fresh results from Meta Platforms and Tesla and a sharp drop in Microsoft ahead of Apple earnings later in the day. At 5:21 a.m. ET, S&P 500 E-mini futures — contracts tied to the benchmark index — were up 13.5 points, or 0.19%, while Nasdaq 100 E-minis rose 67.5 points, or 0.26%, and Dow E-minis added 42 points, or 0.09%. Meta rose 7.9% and Tesla gained 2.9%, while Microsoft slid 6.4%; rare-earth miners fell after a report the Trump administration would step back from critical mineral price supports and investors also kept an eye on a U.S. government funding deadline on Friday.
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