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US stocks fell as investors shifted away from AI stocks, with Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD taking significant hits amid financing concerns and broader market volatility. Insights into the AI profitability challenge and economic signals ahead.

Major stock indexes fell Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average on pace for a fourth consecutive decline, as AI bubble concerns resumed and investors digested tepid labor data.

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The Nasdaq Composite rallied late on Tuesday to snap its losing streak at three days. The tech-heavy index rose 0.2% after falling nearly 0.6% at its low earlier in the day. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 302 points, or 0.6%.

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Wall Street analysts expect another strong year in stocks in 2026, propelled by continued AI sector gains and additional Fed interest-rate cuts.

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US stocks traded mixed on Tuesday following the release of key economic indicators. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 0.5%, while the

Expand Energy has notably outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average in recent months, and analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Dow Jones futures edged lower overnight, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures rose slightly. Micron TechnologyMU jumped on strong earnings and guidance, lifting some other memory-related plays.The stock market retreated Wednesday with AI plays broadly selling off as OracleORCL struggles to finance a $10 billion AI data center project.