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Stock Market 17 June 2026

Ford shares fall on Fed rate concerns, China software rule in focus

Ford shares fall on Fed rate concerns, China software rule in focus

Ford Motor Co shares fell Wednesday, sliding as part of a market-wide decline after the Federal Reserve hinted its next step might be a rate hike, not a cut. The stock finished the day at $13.96, off about 3.1%. It was trading close to the session's low late in the day. Auto shares are sensitive to credit costs, which matters now. Higher rates push up monthly car payments and can prompt investors to dump cyclical stocks, those that move with the economic cycle. The S&P 500 slipped 1.2% Wednesday, the Dow gave up 1.0%, and the Nasdaq fell 1.3%.
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Coherent shares drop after $50 million CHIPS grant raises questions for AI optics

Coherent shares drop after $50 million CHIPS grant raises questions for AI optics

Coherent Corp shares dropped again Wednesday, after a 6.2% slide Tuesday, even with news of a $50 million U.S. manufacturing award for its Texas site. The stock traded at $378.85, off $3.79, or nearly 1%. TradingKey posted the prior day’s fall. Timing is key as Nvidia and other AI firms look for quicker ways to shift data between chips without the heat and energy loss linked to copper wires. Coherent’s Sherman site turns out indium phosphide, or InP, a compound semiconductor for photonic gear that pushes data with light in advanced AI data centers.
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Dow slips in New York after jobs data boosts rate-hike talk

Dow sinks 506 points after Fed decision leaves rates steady, risk of hike rises

Dow slips as Fed holds rates steady, signals possible hike this year. Index dropped Wednesday after a brief climb above 52,000 faded when the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged and flagged a chance of higher borrowing costs ahead. The blue-chip index lost 506.51 points to finish at 51,493.16. The S&P 500 dropped to 7,420.72, while the Nasdaq Composite closed at 26,021.66.
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AI Names Drop, Oil Upends Inflation Bets, US Stocks Slip

US shares slip as Fed keeps rates steady, eyes possible 2026 hike

U.S. stocks slumped late Wednesday. The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged, but markets didn’t find much hope for a rate cut soon. The S&P 500 slid 91.23 points, or 1.2%, to 7,420.12. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 506.51 points, or 1.0%, to 51,493.16. The Nasdaq Composite was down 354.69 points, or 1.3%, closing at 26,021.66. Fed Keeps Rate Steady as Warsh Chairs First Meeting The Fed held its benchmark rate at 3.50% to 3.75%, keeping its main policy tool unchanged in Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as chair. The call was unanimous, 12-0. That held off a recent relief trade and put rates back in focus. The central bank said it still sees inflation as high and repeated its price stability pledge.
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Vertiv shares rise as AI data center names get bid ahead of US holiday

Vertiv shares rise as AI data center names get bid ahead of US holiday

Vertiv Holdings Co jumped late Wednesday, bucking the weaker U.S. equity market. Investors piled into the data center company, which is seen as a top artificial intelligence infrastructure pick. Shares were at $321.49, up $21.89, or 7.3%. Vertiv earlier hit $329.43. Volume was slightly over 5.0 million shares. That’s important since Vertiv isn’t a chipmaker but works deeper in the AI stack. The company supplies power and cooling gear to data centers, such as equipment to pull heat off high-density server racks — a key challenge as AI workloads ramp up. Reuters calls Vertiv a supplier of mission-critical digital infrastructure for data centers, networks and industrial settings.
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Rocket Companies (RKT) pulls back as Fed outlook dents mortgage lenders

Rocket Companies (RKT) pulls back as Fed outlook dents mortgage lenders

Rocket Companies shares lost close to 6% late Wednesday, dragged down by higher rates pinching mortgage lenders and a new analyst downgrade casting doubt on any quick upside for the stock. This matters for Rocket since its main mortgage business is tied to borrowing costs. When rates go up, buying homes and refinancing—where borrowers swap old loans for new ones, often to get a lower payment—generally slow down.
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Nebius stock surges after Eigen AI win, eyes on Nasdaq-100 cloud move

Nebius stock surges after Eigen AI win, eyes on Nasdaq-100 cloud move

Nebius Group spiked in late Nasdaq action Wednesday after the Amsterdam AI cloud company wrapped up its purchase of Eigen AI. The company said the deal is aimed at moving Nebius further into AI software. Nebius shares climbed around 8.4% to $287.49, after hitting $297.75 intraday, according to the latest data. Nebius is set to join the Nasdaq-100 in a few days, a move that could bring in fresh demand from index funds and puts it alongside new AI infrastructure firms like CoreWeave and Astera Labs. Nasdaq has said the rebalance happens before the open on June 22. More than 200 products track the index, representing over $800 billion in assets worldwide.
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TD Bank hits 52-week high as shares gain

TD Bank hits 52-week high as shares gain

Toronto-Dominion Bank jumped in Wednesday afternoon action, hitting a 52-week high while the Canadian benchmark stayed close to records. Investors are looking at a new round of management changes for TD Securities. The bank’s U.S.-traded stock was last up 0.7% to $119.01 just before 3 p.m. EDT, after reaching $119.63 earlier. TD is getting a lift from both the wider Canadian market rally and its own improving story focused on earnings, capital returns, and a push into fee businesses. The S&P/TSX Composite finished at a record high on Tuesday as gains in financials and miners offset some inflation fears on weaker oil.
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MP Materials surges with G7 rare-earth push in focus

MP Materials surges with G7 rare-earth push in focus

MP Materials Corp. shares surged Wednesday afternoon after new Western policy pushed rare-earth stocks higher and drew investor attention to the sector. The miner based in Las Vegas traded up 9.0% at $62.21 in recent action, after hitting a high of $62.35. Some 4.6 million shares changed hands. Market cap was close to $11.1 billion.
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Coupang shares rise as market shrugs off South Korea privacy penalty

Coupang shares rise as market shrugs off South Korea privacy penalty

Coupang Inc shares surged Wednesday, adding to their rebound as South Korea put a price on a large privacy case and a bullish analyst call hit. The NYSE stock was last up 8.3% at $19.53, just below its $19.59 high. Volume neared 27.9 million shares. Coupang flagged the change after the main stock overhang went from just rumors to an actual figure. The company said the Korean Personal Information Protection Commission plans to fine it roughly $278 million for a November 2025 data incident and about $132 million for a third-party advertising data program. Coupang hasn’t got any formal written notice yet, so the final amounts could change.
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Fermi shares spike with Neugebauer supporting new CEO pick in ongoing board fight

Fermi shares spike with Neugebauer supporting new CEO pick in ongoing board fight

Fermi Inc shares rose Wednesday after ex-CEO Toby Neugebauer backed John Sellers of Double Eagle Energy III to take charge of the AI power player. The nod ramps up pressure in an ongoing governance battle over Fermi’s incomplete Project Matador campus. Fermi’s valuation is still driven more by hopes for its Texas power and data-center project than by current profits. The big question is whether it can land contracts with hyperscalers, the top buyers in cloud and AI computing who need a lot of power. Investors see the board battle at Fermi as a race to sign up tenants and bring in capital.
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ASML stock rises after Citi AI call boosts chip-equipment names

ASML stock rises after Citi AI call boosts chip-equipment names

ASML Holding shares jumped 4.10% in Amsterdam on Wednesday, finishing at €1,656.40. The AEX index advanced 1.18% to close at a record high. ASML’s ADRs in New York traded at $1,919.39, up $115.50. The stock earlier hit $1,938.00. ASML is seen as Europe’s top AI proxy, with its equipment used by chipmakers expanding production of advanced chips and memory. Investors are watching tool orders from ASML as a gauge for how much longer chipmakers might keep spending.
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Allbirds pops on Smartbird AI pivot and CEO shakeup

Allbirds pops on Smartbird AI pivot and CEO shakeup

Smartbird jumped Wednesday after the company, which used to be Allbirds, said it wrapped up its move out of footwear, rebranded, and brought in ex-Amazon Web Services exec Nadia Carlsten to run its AI infrastructure push. BIRD shares traded up roughly 50% at $5.92 before 2 p.m. in New York. Volume topped 41 million, well above typical action for the small-cap stock. This shift is important now because investors aren't looking at Allbirds as just a weak sneaker name anymore. They’re trying to figure out what a small public shell is worth after selling off its top brand, saying it will pay out an asset-sale dividend, and tapping a convertible facility—a funding line that could become equity—to buy computing gear for clients that want AI muscle.
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Rackspace jumps after AMD AI compute agreement raises hopes for turnaround

Rackspace jumps after AMD AI compute agreement raises hopes for turnaround

Rackspace Technology stock surged on heavy volume Wednesday, building on two days of steep gains. The cloud-services company finalized its May memorandum with Advanced Micro Devices into a binding deal for AI data-center capacity. The stock gained $2.10, or 33.8%, to trade at $8.31, having reached $8.34 just before. There were roughly 42.8 million shares traded, well above normal for the small-cap.
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AT&T drops after CFO shift renews debt, fiber cost worries

AT&T drops after CFO shift renews debt, fiber cost worries

AT&T Inc. shares dropped 87 cents to $22.29 on Wednesday. The fall came as the company plans a shuffle in its CFO position. The stock hit a low of $22.28 earlier in the session. The move lagged the wider market, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust down nearly 0.1%. AT&T still needs cash for big 5G and fiber investments as it tries to keep shareholder returns steady. Desroches has been involved in cost cutting, balance sheet work and spending on AT&T’s network, according to Reuters.
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Citi raises price target for Applied Materials on AI chip gear demand; stock rises

Citi raises price target for Applied Materials on AI chip gear demand; stock rises

Applied Materials stock jumped Wednesday, with the chip-equipment maker rising after Citi lifted its price target. Investors also bought into firms linked to AI chip spending. Shares recently traded 6.7% higher at $606.53. The iShares Semiconductor ETF was up 3.3%. The move is getting attention because the rally isn’t tied to a single product launch. Traders are making a wider bet that wafer fab equipment spending will keep going up as cloud players add more AI computing power.
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Banco Bradesco gains ahead of Brazil rate call, Ibovespa up

Banco Bradesco gains ahead of Brazil rate call, Ibovespa up

São Paulo, June 17, 2026, 14:11 BRT Banco Bradesco S.A. preferred shares moved up 1.19% to R$17.87 on Wednesday afternoon in São Paulo. Trading ranged from R$17.72 to R$17.98 after opening at R$17.75, according to Google Finance at 13:56 BRT. Brazilian bank stocks were firmer ahead of a central bank decision later in the session.
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Micron gains as analysts raise AI memory outlook ahead of earnings

Micron gains as analysts raise AI memory outlook ahead of earnings

Micron Technology Inc shares traded higher Wednesday, bouncing back along with other chip names. Investors shrugged off Tuesday’s drop in tech and are focused on next week’s earnings, looking for signs of demand for AI memory chips. Micron shares rose 3.3% to $1,054.62 in afternoon trade, swinging between $1,015.26 and $1,075.44. The move lifted the company’s market cap close to $1.20 trillion.
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  • Dollar Climbs to Weekly High After New U.S. Strikes on Iran; Oil Jumps
    July 7, 2026, 11:21 PM EDT. The U.S. dollar climbed to its strongest mark since July 2 after the U.S. resumed strikes on Iran and pulled back oil export licenses, raising geopolitical worries. The dollar index hit 101.18 as traders bought safe-haven assets. Brent crude jumped 2.6% to $76.12 a barrel. The New Zealand dollar inched up ahead of a likely rate hike by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The yen slid after Bank of Japan officials again signaled no rush to raise rates. Both the euro and the pound fell. Bitcoin and ether slipped too. Some analysts flagged heightened anxiety over inflation and market risks tied to the situation around the Strait of Hormuz.
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