CNBC Halftime Report Final Trades: Wells Fargo, CrowdStrike, Netflix

Top US Grocery Chains' Websites Remain Offline After a Major Cybersecurity Incident

A top US grocery chains' websites remains offline after a major cybersecurity incident happened earlier this week

Chip Stocks Endure Longest Losing Streak Since 2006 as CoreWeave Credit Concerns Mount: This Week on Wall Street

The iShares Semiconductor ETF is on a nine-session losing run unseen since May 2006, as the KOSPI posts its worst week since 2008, optical names suffer dot-com-era drops and Bank of America sees a Cisco echo.

Shares of software companies are trading lower amid a rotation out of technology and AI-related stocks. Rising inflation concerns and elevated oil prices are fueling expectations for further Fed tightening, while elevated borrowing costs could weigh on demand, valuations and debt metrics.

Nasdaq 100 Slides As Micron, SanDisk, CoreWeave Sink: Stock Market Today

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.

Stock Market Today, Oct. 16: Tech Stocks Plunge as AI Software Valuations Reverse

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.

Lam Research Could Swing $28.6 Billion After Earnings

Discover 9 stocks with the biggest options-implied earnings moves, led by Spotify at 9.31%, as investors prepare for key quarterly results.