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Nasdaq sinks for second day as AI jitters prompt massive tech sell-off
The Nasdaq suffers back-to-back losses of more than 1 per cent for the first time since April following a massive tech sell-off that sees almost $1tn wiped from tech stocks as A.I. related concerns reverberate around markets.
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Insurance Brokers Q4 2025 Update
After years of steep increases, property insurance rates, especially in E&S and Reinsurance, are falling due to a quiet hurricane season and an influx of capital. Now that valuations have come down in insurance brokerage industry, this is creating an excellent reinvestment opportunity for these brokers to deploy capital.
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Nasdaq Tumbles 350 Points Amid Decline In Software Stocks: Investor Sentiment Declines, Greed Index In 'Fear' Zone
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Wednesday.
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German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Climb as Manufacturing Sector Rebounds
Orders climbed 7.8% on month in December, accelerating from November's rise, a sign that the recent struggles of the country's industrial sector might be easing.
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Global Tech Stock Selloff Deepens
A slump in technology stocks spread into Asia as growing anxiety over frothy valuations and massive artificial intelligence spending drove investors to trim exposure. Bloomberg's Mark Cranfield reports.
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Skittish investors haunted by tech sell-off
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu: Conviction was high that major U.S. tech firms would deliver another impressive quarter of strong sales and rosy outlooks and so investors added to their exposures before this earnings season. That has proved to be a costly mistake.
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Can AI's Benefits Spread Beyond A Handful Of Tech Giants?
Market concentration remains high, with the S&P 500's market capitalization at close to 200% of GDP – a historic peak. Fed rate cuts may offer initial market support, but their long-term impact depends on evolving economic conditions.
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Dow Jones And U.S. Index Outlook: Rebalancing Continues As Tech Dives
Stock benchmarks maintain strong divergence, with the Dow leading while Nasdaq falls. Tech sector is being rejected from high valuations and AI repricing.
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What defensive stocks, energy & Bitcoin are quietly telling you
Listen and subscribe to Stocks In Translation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcast. Investors aren't fleeing the market.
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Using ETFs to Capitalize on Small Cap & Silver Volatility
Simeon Hyman attributes the continuing sell-off on Wednesday in part to the bar being set so high for this earnings season. That said, he sees opportunity as the market broadens, particularly through small cap exposure and ETFs tied to the trade.
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Stay diversified to prepare for any more volatility to come, says Jim Cramer
CNBC's Jim Cramer discusses the day's market action, what it will take for legacy tech companies to trade higher and more.
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Nasdaq Sinks to Year Low as Software Stocks Weigh | The Close 2/4/2026
Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are TCW's Jennifer Grancio, Eli Lilly's Lucas Montarce, Scotiabank's Louise Chen, Phillips 66's Mark Lashier, Research Affiliates' Que Nguyen, Wedbush's Scott Devitt, Seaport Research Partners' Jay Goldberg, Uber's Bozoma Saint John, and Northwestern Mutual's Matt Stucky.
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SpaceX Seeks Early Index Entry as It Prepares Massive IPO
Advisers to company CEO Elon Musk have reached out to major index providers seeking ways to secure earlier inclusion in market benchmarks to lift shares
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Is It Really a Good Sign When Executives Buy Their Own Stock? We Ran the Numbers
We looked at 1,400 insider purchases over the past five years to find out whether they give share prices a boost.
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Fed's Cook Focused on Inflation Risks as Greater Threat to Economy
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sees a greater threat to the economy from elevated inflation than from a weakening labor market, a stance that suggests she could be skeptical of supporting a return to rate cuts.
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Stock Market Favors Midcaps, Blue Chips, NYSE-Listed Firms; Are AI Stocks Facing A Bear Decline?
Rotation in the stock market can get messy and cause confusion for investors. Wednesday proved no exception.
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I'm Buying The Software Meltdown
Software stocks have been sharply oversold on AI disruption fears, creating compelling value opportunities for patient investors. The narrative that AI will render established software firms obsolete is overstated; domain expertise and human capital remain critical.
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Jim Cramer says the tech sell-off proves why this old investing rule still matters
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday that investors should remember old rule of diversification. Winning stocks in recent days hail from sectors like health care and industrials, the "Mad Money" host noted.
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Why software stocks are selling off
Software stocks globally have been under pressure for months, due to fears of AI affecting future business growth. CNBC's Mike Santoli explains what's behind the sell-off.
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Prial: Industrials "Key Growth" in AI Megatrend & Overlooked Stocks Powering It
Nancy Prial sees multiple catalysts for broad market growth, including Fed policy. Industrials are “the key growth area” for the future and AI is the “next Industrial Revolution.
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