MSFT rally set for Russell reshuffle as AI spending jitters hang over stock
Microsoft Corporation heads into the week with its price picture looking clearer, but market signals stay muddled.
US stocks: After-hours chips slump overshadows gains ahead of jobs data
U.S. stocks finished Friday with the S&P 500 down 0.05% at 7,354.02, Nasdaq off 0.24% to 25,297.62, and the Dow lower by 0.09% at 51,876.11. The Russell 2000 added 0.1% Friday and booked a 1% gain for the week. Index losses looked modest under the surface.
US stocks: Wall Street splits as chips drop but megacap platforms hold indexes
Wall Street stocks held near the flat line late Friday morning, with weaker action out of the gate. Underneath, AI names saw a wide divergence. The S&P 500 slipped 0.03% to 7,355.65, Reuters/LSEG data showed. The Nasdaq Composite lost 0.26% to 25,293.70. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.01% to 51,914.82. All data delayed at least 15 minutes.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) faces value-fund test during Russell shift in June downturn
Microsoft Corporation is set to trade at Friday’s U.S. open showing both growth and value traits. It’s a mechanical setup—index funds may buy or sell MSFT regardless of what’s happening with Azure, Copilot, or earnings.
US futures edge lower ahead of Russell index reshuffle as chip stocks see selling
U.S. stock index futures slipped Friday, giving up ground as chip names pulled back after Thursday’s Micron-driven rally. Investors are waiting for the close, with Russell index rebalancing expected to force funds to adjust positions, which may provide a clearer read on the session.
Dow Jones today (INDEXDJX:.DJI): blue chips slip below 52,000 on late slide
Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 71.72 points, or 0.14%, on Thursday, finishing at 51,920.62. That was well off its best level of the day, after hitting a 52-week high of 52,655.66. The S&P 500 edged down 0.70 point, less than 0.01%, to 7,357.52. Nasdaq Composite dropped 118.03 points, or 0.46%, ending at 25,358.60.
US stocks mixed, Micron AI memory rally can’t lift Nasdaq
Nasdaq slips as AI trade splits chip makers and buyers; SanDisk jumps 22% The Nasdaq Composite ended Thursday down 0.46%, giving up 118.03 points to finish at 25,358.60. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a 71.72-point gain, or 0.14%, to close at 51,920.62, while the S&P 500 was flat, down just 0.73 point at 7,357.49. Memory-chip stocks ran higher, but the broader tech index still fell as some companies raised prices for hard-to-find AI parts and others paid up. SanDisk Corp soared 22.0%, Micron Technology Inc climbed 15.7%, and Applied Materials Inc rose 13.4%. Apple Inc lost 6.1%, and Dell Technologies Inc dropped 5.8%.
Micron, Qualcomm move up while Apple, Nvidia slide in mixed AI trade
U.S. cash markets traded Thursday during normal hours on the New York Stock Exchange, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. It wasn’t just AI stocks bouncing. Some investors picked up shares in chipmakers with limited memory supply, dumping others with higher AI expenses or steeper input costs.
Dow Jones (INDEXDJX:.DJI) spikes 700 points as price-weighted stocks outpace tech slide
Dow jumps more than 700 points as industrials and banks surge, Nasdaq lagsLate Thursday morning, the Dow rallied 763.79 points to 52,612.69 as tracked by MarketWatch/FactSet. The move left the S&P 500 up 29.46 points. But the Nasdaq fell 86.98 points, weighed down by Apple, Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and Amazon.com Inc..
US stocks now: Broad gains balance $416 billion drop in megacap tech
Stocks edged up in mixed trading Thursday. Dow and small caps caught a bid, but heavy selling hit some of the biggest tech names as the latest AI supply-chain headlines split the market. Fresh news on AI hardware and components turned up new winners and losers, dividing the day’s action.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock drops as AI payback takes time
Microsoft traded at $365.46 ahead of the U.S. open Thursday, off 2.3% from its last close. The U.S. cash market had not started trading yet in New York.
Nasdaq futures edge up as AI chip stocks try to recover ahead of PCE data
Stock index futures in the U.S. traded higher ahead of Thursday’s open, though gains were limited. The gap between Nasdaq and Dow stands near two percentage points. AI chip names are drawing demand again, but industrials and small caps are nearly unchanged.
AMD holds steady after UBS sets $1.1T target, AI rivalry grows
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. finished Wednesday little changed. UBS, which had one of the highest targets on AMD, reset its view, but the stock barely moved. Investors didn't rush to buy on another AI-chip call.
Dow ends higher; Nasdaq drifts as AI stocks slip, oil falls
Dow climbs 184 points, S&P 500 inches lower, Nasdaq drops The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 184.03 points, or 0.36%, to finish at 51,850.87 on Wednesday. The S&P 500 slipped 6.97 points, or 0.09%, to 7,358.49. The Nasdaq Composite fell 110.40 points, or 0.43%, settling at 25,476.64.
UiPath hangs around $10 as traders watch for AI push before annual meeting
UiPath Inc was flat in premarket trading Wednesday, as the automation software stock hovered close to $10. Traders watched for signs on its AI strategy ahead of the company’s annual meeting Thursday.
Nasdaq Drops After Hours as AI Stocks and Chip Names Fall
US stocks fell on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both closing at their lowest in more than a week after chip stocks tumbled. The moves ended the relative calm that followed last week’s Middle East de-escalation. According to MarketWatch, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.00%, the S&P 500 lost 1.31%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.04%.
Backblaze (NASDAQ:BLZE) Jumps After CoreWeave AI Storage Deal Worth $335 Million
Backblaze Inc. stock jumped in busy trade Tuesday after the cloud-storage firm announced a $335 million storage deal with CoreWeave. The agreement offers investors a new AI infrastructure angle for a business still trading below $700 million in market value.
Dow Stays Flat While Nasdaq Sinks on AI Selloff
Dow flat near 51,700 as AI stocks drop hit Nasdaq, S&P 500 harder The Dow Jones Industrial Average was mostly steady late Tuesday morning, last at 51,703.51, down 9.20 points, according to Reuters. The Dow traded in a narrow band of 51,301.77 to 51,809.84, holding up better than the Nasdaq and S&P 500 as selling in technology names tied to artificial intelligence dragged on the broader market.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Faces Questions on AI After Attempted Rebound
Microsoft shares traded higher before the bell Tuesday, taking back some ground after dropping sharply Monday. Investors looked at the news of a new West Texas data center as AI tech stocks fell across the board.
Nasdaq slips in after-hours as AI stocks drop, Dow stays positive
U.S. index ETFs were little changed in after-hours trading Monday. The Invesco QQQ Trust slipped 0.28% and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF dipped 0.11% just before 8 p.m. New York time. Dow ETF DIA inched up 0.02%. That kept the regular session’s pattern: blue chips up, growth weaker.
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