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A mixed session on Wall Street uncovers a deeper anxiety—what happens if tech giants decide the AI boom is getting too expensive? Plus, a look at today’s inflation data.

Wall Street digested a downbeat week for tech stocks.

On June 25, 2026, investors weighed fresh inflation signals and the two sides of high memory chip costs as markets diverged.

(Updates with index/price moves, macroeconomic data, and company news from the first paragraph.)

📣 "There are lots of traders there just trying to make a buck, so they follow the momentum and then try to take profits." —Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments, on this morning's market moves.

Micron's earnings report gave the Nasdaq the jumpstart it desperately needed on Thursday. The Nasdaq was up 0.9%. Micron not only reported blowout results but also gave a forecast that had Wall Street ready to pile back into the chip sector after a brief road bump.

US equity markets were pointing higher before the opening bell Thursday as traders parse Micron Tech

Alphabet’s addition to the Dow will give the index more AI exposure... though not as much as you might think. Under the Dow’s methodology, higher-priced stocks are given more weight, meaning the Google parent will make up 4% of the index when it joins on Monday, while Goldman Sachs and Caterpillar make up more than 10% each.

A modest projected decline in overall inflation for June doesn't tell the complete story.

Nasdaq jumps amid revived confidence in the AI trade, as Fed-favored inflation print keeps rate hikes in play.

Nasdaq jumps amid revived confidence in the AI trade, as Fed-favored inflation print keeps rate hikes in play.

Broader tech sell-off continued on Wednesday as investors awaited Micron earnings to judge the demand for AI and memory chips.

U.S. stocks finished mixed Wednesday as investors cashing out bets on high-flying technology and artificial intelligence companies continued to rotate into beaten-down sectors of the market.

The stock market is hitting record highs amid an oil shock, rising inflation, and tanking consumer sentiment. But everyone, even billionaires, is going all-in on AI.

Alphabet's inclusion in the Dow gives the 130-year-old blue-chip index a dose of the same mega-cap tech trade already dominating the Nasdaq 100.

June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were muted on Wednesday, after two straight sessions of declines, as technology shares steadied after a sharp sell-off this week and investors awaited

Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq edging higher after a bruising two-day selloff in technology and semiconductor shares. Investors were also looking ahead to earnings from memory chipmaker Micron for fresh clues on the outlook for artificial intelligence-related demand.

Wall Street stocks are expected to make a steadier start on Wednesday after a sharp technology-led sell-off in the previous two sessions, with investors now focused on Micron's earnings for clues about the health of the artificial intelligence boom. Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures were...

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Stocks staged a tentative recovery on Wednesday from a rout in technology shares on the back of caution over overstretched AI valuations, while crude oil

A three-year high for inflation may force the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) into action.

Alphabet was poised to open higher on Wednesday after the tech giant was tapped to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Verizon.

Google parent Alphabet will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average beginning Monday, the index’s operator, S&P Global, said Tuesday. The company represents the fifth of the so-called Magnificent Seven growth stocks to enter the price-weighted index, which has historically been less vulnerable to tech swings than the Nasdaq Composite Index or the S&P 500. “Adding Alphabet will broaden and strengthen the DJIA’s exposure to these dynamic areas of the U.S. economy,” S&P said in a written statement.

The change will take effect before the market opens on June 29, said S&P Dow Jones Indices, which manages the index.

Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Tuesday, with technology shares once again leading losses amid a broader sell-off in artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks.

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The Dow industrials advanced after Vice President JD Vance said Iran had agreed to allow nuclear inspectors back into the country. The Nasdaq fell.

The Dow industrials advanced after Vice President JD Vance said Iran had agreed to allow nuclear inspectors back into the country. The Nasdaq fell.

The Dow rose 270 points, or 0.6%. The Nasdaq was down 0.1%. The major indexes tumbled on Wednesday in the wake of Kevin Warsh’s first Federal Open Market Committee meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve, but traders bought the dip on Thursday.

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