Technology stocks tumbled sharply Friday as the Nasdaq headed for its worst week in a year. Nasdaq Inc. shed nearly 2% in afternoon trades, as Nvidia, Micron and Sandisk fell. Tech behemoths like Amazon and Google edged lower.
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The selling in computer-chip and hardware manufacturers is getting ugly this afternoon after Broadcom's forecast disappointed late Wednesday. Higher bond yields, which decrease the value Wall Street assigns to companies projecting high profits far into the future, aren't helping either.
US equity indexes sank amid a slide in mega-cap chip names and government bonds, as strong jobs slas
Investors sold off stocks, bonds, bitcoin and gold Friday after a strong jobs report boosted odds the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates later this year to combat inflation and Wall Street wrestled with weakness in AI stocks.
US equity indexes slumped amid a sell-off in mega-cap chip names and government bonds, as a strong j

As markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) prepare for the public launch of SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) on June 12, should investors be skeptical of these mega-IPOs expected to sweep Wall Street? 9i Capital Group founder and CEO Kevin Thompson cites the circular investing occurring between Big Tech names and these pre-IPO companies — SpaceX, OpenAI (OPAI.PVT), Anthropic (ANTH.PVT). OpenAI and Anthropic have also filed to go public in 2026.
SpaceX is gearing up for the biggest IPO in history. Here's why investors could end up owning Elon Musk's rocket giant — like it or not.
Elon Musk is officially the world's first trillionaire following SpaceX's stock debut today, with the company's IPO price valuing his stake at nearly $870 billion on paper.

Elon Musk is poised to become the world's first trillionaire when SpaceX stock debuts next week, with the company's target IPO price valuing his stake at a considerable $866.5 billion on paper.
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Investors hope every stock they pick will go “to the moon”, but some companies take that more literally than others.
S&P Dow Jones Indices stated that it will not be changing its rules to fast-track SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) and other mega-IPOs into the S&P 500 index (^GSPC). Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman and Vanity Fair contributing editor Bethany McLean discuss SpaceX's valuation in the lead up to the space company's public launch a week from now. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon hosted Elon Musk as part of SpaceX's (SPAX.PVT) pre-IPO roadshow, as the company sets its sights on an IPO price of $135 per share next Friday, June 12.
(Corrects day of the week to Friday from Thursday in paragraph 1) June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dropped at market open on Friday as chip stocks eased after a sharp rally, while a
NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy posted another month of strong employment gains in May, confirming that the labor market was gaining traction after stumbling last year and sending short-
SpaceX and future IPOs could complicate major market indexes -- and the investments tracking them.
The benchmark US stock measures were mostly tracking in the red before the open Friday as traders aw
By Medha Singh and Twesha Dikshit June 5 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures fell on Friday, as chipmakers lost steam following a strong rally and investors stayed cautious ahead of the May
Stocks were headed for the red on Friday as investors ditched tech ahead of the May jobs report, which will give the market a better idea of whether there will be scope for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates later this year. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures fell 0.6% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 dropped 1.3%.
Why the stock will be in your Nasdaq 100 fund but not your S&P 500 fund—and other quirks of the largest IPO ever.
Shares have fallen in Asia, with South Korea’s benchmark dropping more than 5%, after sharp declines for some big artificial intelligence-related stocks in the U.S. On Wall Street on Thursday, computer chipmaker Broadcom’s shares sank 12.6% when it gave a forecast that fell short of investors’ expectations, raising concerns over the wider AI and technology sector. U.S. memory chip maker Micron Technology dropped 7.7%, and cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings fell 3.8%.
Rigetti Computing stock exploded in May on federal funding news and a strong earnings beat.

US stock futures mostly fell in the wait for the release of the May jobs report.