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European stocks head for mixed open after latest AI Wall Street sell-off
AI fears hit stocks on Wall Street on Thursday, with real estate, trucking and software shares among the hardest hit.
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AI Bubble, Tech Funeral? Who Will Fail And Who Will Double Down?
AI-driven disruption is triggering a sharp selloff in data, consulting, and SaaS companies, exposing structural vulnerabilities in their high-fee, recurring revenue models. Oracle stands out as a leveraged AI bet with a strained balance sheet, high debt-to-equity, and significant customer concentration risk.
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U.S. signs trade deal with Taiwan, lowering tariffs to 15%, while Taipei to boost American goods purchases
The trade deal will see Washington lower tariffs on Taiwanese exports to 15%. In return, Taiwan will remove or reduce 99% of tariff barriers on U.S. goods, as well as providing "preferential market access" for U.S. industrial and agricultural exports.
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Meet the Former Karaoke Company That Sank Trucking Stocks
A news release touting AI technology to boost trucking efficiency appears to have triggered a selloff that cost investors billions.
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With Stocks Still Riding High, Now Is the Time to Rebalance.
Forget Thursday's market rout. Your stocks have risen sharply in recent years, likely throwing your portfolio out of whack.
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Stocks Lower as Tech Selloff Deepens Ahead of CPI | The Close 2/12/2026
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 US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Envestnet's Dana D'Auria, KBW's Thomas Michaud, Wells Fargo's Veronica Willis, The Benchmark Company's Mark Palmer, Citizens' Jordan Bender, Harbourvest Partners' John Toomey, Barclays' Marc Giannoni, and Monami Entertainment's Mona Scott-Young.
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JGBs Rise Amid Japanese Stock-Market Weakness
JGBs rose in price terms in the morning Tokyo session amid weakness in Japanese equities following Wall Street's declines overnight.
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Trucking stocks skid as AI worries weigh
Shares of trucking and logistics companies sank on Thursday, the latest industry to be sideswiped by worries that quickly advancing AI technology will lead to increased competition for established firms that rely on software for their services.
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Dow ends below 50,000 threshold for first time since Friday as AI fears spark wider stock selloff
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below the 50,000 threshold for the first time since Friday, as fears spread that artificial intelligence might disrupt areas of business beyond tech and software.
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Long-term Treasury bonds rally as investors dump stocks in broad-based selloff
Long-term Treasurys had their best day in months on Thursday, as investors looked for safety in the bond market amid a broad selloff in U.S. equities.
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Performance Insights - Monthly Report: February 2026
In USD terms, the Asia-Pacific, Japan, Emerging, Russell 2000, UK and Europe indices outperformed FTSE All-World, while Russell 1000 trailed in January. EM $, GBP and USD HY sectors outperformed their IG counterparts in January.
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Worries About AI Disruptions Fuel Stock Slide
Investors are pulling out of companies they think could be hurt by artificial intelligence. ‘It's shoot first, ask questions later.
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US, Taiwan finalize deal to cut tariffs, boost purchases of US goods
Officials from the Trump administration signed a final agreement on reciprocal trade that confirms a 15% U.S. tariff rate for imports from Taiwan, while committing Taiwan to a schedule for eliminating or lowering tariffs on nearly all U.S. goods.
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Here Is Where Gold Goes Next
What history suggests is next for gold
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This Expert Says Small Caps Will Outperform This Year—and Two More 'Surprises' to Watch
A stock market surprise almost a decade in the making could arrive this year.
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Charles Payne: This is creating an environment of anxiety
FOX Business host Charles Payne discusses market performance and anxiety over AI on 'Making Money.'
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AI 'Scare Trade' Hits Real Estate Stocks
Real estate services stocks sank on Wednesday as investors assessed the companies' vulnerability to AI tools. But analysts note that the selloff may overstate the immediate risks.
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Trump Wants Lower Rates. The Fed Sees Little Reason to Comply.
Strong employment numbers and stubborn inflation are reasons the central bank could be in no hurry to lower interest rates.
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Backfire Effect: Why Japanese PM Takaichi's Plan Could Make Things Worse
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's landslide election win enables aggressive fiscal stimulus, including tax cuts, energy subsidies, and technology investments, under the 'Sanaeconomics' agenda. Japan's general account budget hits a record ¥122.3 trillion, with debt/GDP at 235% and significant reliance on bond issuance despite claims of fiscal improvement.
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‘It's been on the market for a year': I'm under contract on a condo, but I'm worried I'm overpaying. Can I back out?
“My mortgage payment would be over $1,700 a month.”
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