The artificial intelligence boom has long been pitched as a transformative force that would boost productivity and eventually lower costs across the economy. But this week, investors were confronted with a less discussed consequence of the AI race: higher prices. Apple and Microsoft both announced product price increases on Thursday, citing soaring costs for memory
A growing chorus of China’s most influential hedge fund managers is sounding the alarm on what they describe as a dangerously overheated global AI trade. After an explosive run-up in semiconductor and model‑development stocks from Seoul to Silicon Valley, several of Beijing’s money managers now argue the rally has detached from fundamentals – and that
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) stock has pulled back in the past seven consecutive days and is hovering at its lowest level since June 11. There is a risk that the recent stock market rally is about to take a breather. S&P 500 Index has fallen despite some major good news The S&P 500
US stocks opened lower on Friday as investors continued to rotate out of technology stocks, with chipmakers facing renewed selling pressure despite strong recent earnings and upbeat demand forecasts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 207 points points while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.95%. The S&P 500 declined 0.61%. The latest weakness comes after
Micron Technology’s MU shares fell sharply on Friday, giving up part of the gains recorded earlier in the week despite the memory chipmaker reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly results. The stock declined nearly 5% in premarket trading as weakness spread across the broader semiconductor sector. Other US chipmakers also traded lower, with Intel down just over 3%,
Jito (JTO) extended its recent rally after recording another strong trading session, with the token climbing nearly 12% in 24 hours to trade around $0.76. The move pushed JTO close to the top of its daily range of $0.6436 to $0.771 while lifting its monthly gain to more than 45%. The latest rally stands out
A bruising week for technology stocks has raised fresh questions about whether the artificial intelligence-fuelled market rally is becoming too volatile for comfort. A selloff that began on Monday gathered momentum throughout the week, rippling through markets from Seoul to Silicon Valley. Investors grew uneasy about the sheer scale of spending on AI infrastructure, the
BlackBerry Ltd. reported a stronger first quarter, posting higher profit and revenue compared with the same period last year while increasing its revenue outlook for the full fiscal year. The software company, which reports its financial results in US dollars, recorded a net profit of $8.5 million for the three months ended May 31, 2026,
The German DAX Index experienced some volatility this week, as investors reacted to some notable news from key constituents like Rheinmetall, Volkswagen, and Bayer. It was trading at 25,000, up by nearly 5% from its lowest level this month. Bayer, Rheinmetall, and Volkswagen are moving the DAX Index The DAX Index jumped on Thursday after
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock has surged more than 130% this year, but Wall Street is still chasing the stock higher. In June alone, Barclays, UBS, Mizuho and Bernstein all raised their price targets on the chipmaker as analysts are no longer treating AMD as just a second-place GPU challenger to Nvidia. They are