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Dow Jones slips 167 points on AI disruption fears; Alphabet, Amazon earnings next

Dow Jones slips 167 points on AI disruption fears; Alphabet, Amazon earnings next

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 166.67 points Tuesday, closing down 0.34% at 49,240.99 as tech and software stocks came under pressure amid renewed worries about AI squeezing profit margins. “We’re seeing a lot of software companies across the spectrum get hit,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth. The S&P 500 fell 0.84% to 6,917.81, while the Nasdaq slid 1.43% to 23,255.19. Merck bucked the trend, rising 2.2% after reporting results, and PepsiCo surged 4.9% following announcements of price cuts on brands like Lay’s and Doritos.
AI disruption fear drags Nasdaq lower as Alphabet, Amazon earnings loom

AI disruption fear drags Nasdaq lower as Alphabet, Amazon earnings loom

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried that artificial intelligence would create new rivals for software makers and squeeze margins. The S&P 500 fell 1.46% and the Nasdaq dropped 2.17%, with Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon sliding ahead of earnings from Alphabet on Wednesday and Amazon on Thursday. Art Hogan at B. Riley Wealth said some software names “may well be disrupted by AI,” while John Campbell of Allspring Global Investments said the market had “expectations … really high.”
Walmart stock price wobbles: WMT boosts pharmacy pay as Fed decision, earnings near

Walmart stock price wobbles: WMT boosts pharmacy pay as Fed decision, earnings near

Walmart Inc shares were little changed on Wednesday, down about 0.1% at $116.87, after the retailer raised pay for thousands of pharmacy technicians as it leans harder into healthcare. Walmart said it elevated 3,000 roles to pharmacy operations team lead positions, lifting average pay to $28 an hour from $22, while expanding technician pay ranges up to $40.50 an hour and team lead pay potential up to $42 an hour plus bonus, depending on location. “This investment is really about supporting the pharmacy teams who show up for their communities every day,” said Kevin Host, Walmart’s senior vice president of pharmacy.
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