Wall Street tumbles as worries about AI trade and high oil prices weigh Oct 16, 2026 07:01AM

(In paragraph 13, corrects years to 2026, not ‌2025)

By Noel Randewich and ​Purvi Agarwal

Oct ​16 (Reuters) - Wall Street tumbled on Friday, with CoreWeave, Broadcom and other AI-related technology stocks under renewed pressure, while a jump in oil prices spooked traders heading into the weekend.

The Nasdaq was on track for a loss of over ‌4% for the week, hammered by concerns that debt-laden AI infrastructure companies may not... (continue reading...)


S&P 500 ends higher as traders shift from AI to healthcare Oct 15, 2026 04:22AM

By Noel Randewich and Sruthi Shankar

Oct 15 (Reuters) - The ‌S&P 500 ended higher on ​Thursday, springing ​back from early losses as investors concerned about AI stocks shifted into Eli Lilly, UnitedHealth and other healthcare and consumer stocks.

Several technology stocks fell, as investors scrutinized AI-related companies whose debt loads leave them vulnerable to rising interest rates.

Drugmaker Eli Lilly ‌gained over 3%,... (continue reading...)


Nasdaq ends sharply lower as hot inflation data stirs rate-hike worries Oct 14, 2026 06:04AM

By Noel Randewich

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hotter-than-expected inflation data sent ‌the Nasdaq to a ​sharply lower ​close on Wednesday, with worries about more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve pummeling shares of Oracle, CoreWeave and other AI stocks sensitive to higher borrowing costs.

Increased bets that the Fed will need more rate hikes ‌to tame inflation dealt a sharp blow to some of the market's biggest gainers of 2026. Oracle... (continue reading...)


Nasdaq ends down as chipmakers fall and bank earnings roll in Oct 13, 2026 06:19AM

By Noel Randewich

Oct 13 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq ‌ended lower on Tuesday, ​as chip ​stocks added to recent losses and investors parsed mixed quarterly results from Citigroup and other big US banks.

The PHLX chip index fell 0.23%, down for a fifth straight session, after Broadcom ‌CEO Hock Tan on Monday likened some of the investment flow into the sector to "casino ⁠gambling." Additionally, reports of technological advances by Chinese memory... (continue reading...)


Nasdaq falls ahead of earnings, economic data while oil rallies Oct 12, 2026 06:09AM

By Sinéad Carew and Ragini Mathur

Oct 12 (Reuters) - The technology-heavy ‌Nasdaq composite closed lower on Monday ​as oil prices ​jumped nearly $2 a barrel after attacks on a Saudi airport, and investors waited for banks to kick off the third-quarter earnings season and for economic data this week.

The S&P 500 ended the session barely lower while the Dow advanced.

Oil futures rallied after deadly strikes on Riyadh's... (continue reading...)


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