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Major tech indices declined on October 16, 2026, as AI-focused software stocks experienced a sharp reversal. The S&P 500 fell 1.07%, the Nasdaq Composite plummeted 2.15%, and the Dow Jones slipped 0.34%. Goldman Sachs reported that hedge funds sold AI stocks at the second-fastest pace in over a year, triggering a tactical rotation away from smaller AI names toward larger, steadier companies and defensive stocks.
The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.5% at midday Friday as memory chips and AI-debt names sold off, while Fed Chair Warsh declined to rule out an October hike after hot CPI and PPI. WTI held near $96, the 10-year yield hovered around 5.1%, gold bounced toward $4,200 and bitcoin traded near $81,300.
Alcoa outlined its strategy following its $2.6 billion debt financing for the AliGroup acquisition, prioritizing debt reduction post-closing in H1 2027. The company agreed to sell its Massena East site for up to $315 million as part of a $500 million to $1 billion asset monetization program through 2030. Operational improvements drove six production records year-to-date, with sequential aluminum output increasing by 15,000 metric tons in Q3.
The Federal Reserve has begun a rate-hiking cycle under Chair Kevin Warsh, with a 35% probability of at least four quarter-point rate hikes by September 2027, driven by persistent inflation from Trump's tariffs and geopolitical tensions. Rising borrowing costs could slow AI infrastructure investments and threaten the historically expensive, AI-driven bull market that has driven recent stock market gains.