Dow Falls as Palantir Plunges – Is the AI Stock Boom Turning into a Bubble?
Diverging Markets: Tech Strength vs. Blue-Chip Weakness Stock trading to kick off November has been a tale of two markets. High-tech and growth stocks are extending their momentum, while old-line blue chips struggle. On Monday (Nov. 3), the benchmark S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite managed to close higher – up 0.17% and 0.46%, respectively – even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly half a percent reuters.com. This split reflects the radically different fortunes of tech-focused firms versus more traditional industries. What’s driving the divergence? In large part, blockbuster tech news gave the Nasdaq a boost. E-commerce and cloud