Today, June 23, 2026, investors faced sharp volatility as rate-hike expectations and a South Korean tech sell-off rattled Wall Street.
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The Dow was up 50 points, or 0.1%, and on the upswing after dropping at the open. The S&P 500 was down 0.7%, while the Nasdaq was down 1.2%. The iShares Semiconductor ETF was still down 5.8%, but consumer staples, health care, real estate, utilities, financials, and communication services were all posting solid gains.
Losses spread globally as investors questioned soaring valuations and spending on AI infrastructure
June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday, following sharp losses in megacap and semiconductor stocks as investors braced for a more hawkish Federal Reserve and
A selloff in highflying semiconductor stocks gripped Wall Street Tuesday morning. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 2.4%. The S&P 500 fell 1.6%. The Dow dropped 371 points, or 0.7%. The Nasdaq 100 was on pace to shed more than $1 trillion in market cap.
Wall Street closed mixed on Monday, pulled down by tech and discretionary stocks.
US stocks looked set for a sharply weaker open on Tuesday as a sell-off in technology shares deepens across global markets. Futures point to losses for the Nasdaq 100 of around 849 points, or 2.8%, while the S&P 500 is set to shed 1.3% and the Dow Jones to drop 0.4%. The weakness...

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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.
US equity futures were lower pre-bell Tuesday amid a sell-off in tech stocks and ongoing peace negot
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Wall Street futures sagged pre-bell Tuesday as traders went risk-off, and backed away from rich valu
Technology Shares Weigh on U. S.
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Global stocks fell on Tuesday, led by broad-based declines in technology stocks, as investors expect the Federal Reserve to take more aggressive action to
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Stock futures were tumbling on Tuesday as investors continued to ditch technology stocks, which took a battering the previous session after a Nobel Prize-winning scientist left Google parent Alphabet for artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic. Nasdaq 100 futures plunged 2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 323 points, or 0.6%.
The U.S. peace deal with Iran remains delicate, but investors seem to be too busy selling artificial intelligence stocks to notice. Iran war peace talks were fraught over the weekend—President Donald Trump threatened to restart the conflict and there was ongoing violence in Lebanon. With Wall Street largely optimistic that an end to hostilities will come sooner rather than later, tech was once again the real reason stocks were moving today.
Losses for Korean memory chipmakers fueled AI trade doubts, piling further pressure on techs even amid progress in US-Iran talks.