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The Magnificent Seven will again reign supreme over S&P 500 earnings, but their dominance is fading. As second-quarter earnings reports start to flow in, analysts expect the Magnificent Seven companies to grow earnings by a combined 31.1%. The other 493 S&P 500 companies are expected to increase earnings 22.8%, FactSet Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters wrote in a report.
The PHLX Semiconductor Index hit a record high in late June and has since tumbled nearly 20%
Yesterday the PHLX Semiconductor Index ended the session down 2%, but the Nasdaq closed in the green, up 0.6%. Today the chip index is down roughly 4.4%, but the Nasdaq is also trading lower, down 1%.
Wall Street's AI darlings had a tough day, but you wouldn't guess it looking at the three major indexes at the the closing bell. The Nasdaq ended the trading day 0.6% higher. The PHLX Semiconductor Index ended the session lower with some memory names that are the market's top gainers year to date seeing more significant losses.
Today’s S&P 500 gains wouldn’t suggest it, but most of the index’s components are actually in the red. The S&P 500 is up 0.4% while the Equal Weight S&P 500 is moving in the other direction, down 0.3%. Nearly two-thirds of names in the S&P 500 were down despite session gains, signaling that stocks on the rise are doing the heavy lifting, offsetting the larger group of laggards and then some.
Every other Magnificent 7 stock sits far below its all-time high, yet Apple kept climbing while rivals splurged on AI. Whether that gap reflects genuine strength or a valuation trap worth avoiding is the question every investor needs to answer before July 30.
Meta stock’s gains are leading the S&P 500 and the Magnificent Seven on Friday. The S&P 500 was up 0.2%, and the Dow gained 0.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 0.1%. Meta stock was up 5.8%, adding to its best week since 2024, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
There were multiple recent catalysts that sent Meta stock higher from reports that the company plans to rent out its surplus compute to Mark Zuckerberg announcing the release of Muse Spark 1.1, and a reported internal memo about expanding its computing capacity and a new AI chip through a partnership with Broadcom. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF was up 1.2%, mostly thanks to Meta’s climb.
Apple and Nvidia are the world’s largest publicly traded companies by market capitalization, and they have the technical foundation to lead a Mag 7 resurgence.
All three major indexes are marching higher, following the Nasdaq’s lead. The tech heavy Nasdaq is up nearly 1.2%, followed by the S&P 500, up 0.8%. The Dow is up 196 points, or 0.4%. Broad participation is supporting the move higher, with the majority of Nasdaq and the S&P 500 components in the green.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is probably the hottest financial sector right now, based on expectation and anticipation. The expectations are over its far-reaching productivity boosting capabilities to generate huge profits in practically every industrial sector that uses computers, and the anticipation is over AI’s commercial realization timing. The AI fervor is one of the biggest ... Apollo Sounds the Alarm: AI Profits Are a No-Show Outside Tech, and AI-Heavy ETFs Could Pay the Price
Chip stocks are on the move, inching higher to shake off some recent losses. The PHLX Semiconductor Index is up 1.3%, with 27 of its 30 stocks in the green despite the broader market sell-off fueled by a reignited U.
Memory stocks are in a bear market, but the Magnificent Seven are back on the offense — leading the market higher once again.
The Dow crept back to breakeven, but tech and momentum plays were still driving most of the market’s gains. The blue-chip index was moving in and out of positive territory, while the Nasdaq was up 1%. Only about half the Dow stocks and 43% of the S&P 500 stocks were rising.
Broadcom will supply Apple with custom application-specific integrated circuits, known as ASICs, through 2031, it said in a securities filing. Broadcom stock rose 4.1% to $375.13 on Monday. Apple has been one of Broadcom’s leading customers since 2010, notably buying hardware to assist with wireless connectivity.
Savita Subramanian, head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy for BofA, doesn’t see “any reason to continue to buy Magnificent Seven or megacap tech stocks that are the capex spenders.”
The Dow closed out its fourth-straight week of gains at a record on Thursday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were dragged down by another chip selloff. The Dow rallied 594 points, or 1.1%. The S&P 500 was flat.
Meta surged more than 11% on a report that the company plans to sell its excess computing power to third parties. The stock is on track for its largest single-day gain since April 9, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Yahoo Finance looks at how major assets performed through the first half of the year.
The small-cap index is headed for its fourth consecutive record and is headed for its best first half of the year since the 90s, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The small cap index is up roughly 22% this year, its best performance since 1991, when it rose 26.6%.
This year's second quarter was a blockbuster period for tech stocks. The PHLX Semiconductor Index—which houses chip stocks like Nvidia and Broadcom—has climbed 81% through yesterday, putting it on track for its best quarter in history. Once darlings of the industry, some of the biggest names in tech have fallen out of favor with investors as they fret about these companies' big AI spending commitments.
The Dow is back at record levels, but the stock market’s rally has some room to run. The S&P 500 was up 1.2% on Monday, while the Dow closed above 52,000 for the first time, up 0.6%. The Nasdaq gained 2.1%.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq could snap their losing streaks, but it may come at the cost of some recent broadening. The S&P 500 was up 0.8%, but only 185 stocks in the index were rising. The Nasdaq was up 1.4%.
The market’s breadth—the number of advancing stocks versus declining ones—has still been positive, even on days when tech is a mess.
Amid a historic surge in chip stocks and a continued malaise for software, investors have all but forgotten about the once stalwart Mag Seven group of stocks.
The bleeding in Magnificent Seven stocks dragged down the S&P 500 and Nasdaq again on Thursday, but other sectors cruised along. The Nasdaq fell 0.5%. For the fourth time, the Dow failed to close above 52,000 after crossing that mark during intraday trading.
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