Nvidia, Micron and Broadcom Already Trade Like Cisco Post Dot-Com Burst: Bank of America

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading lower as rising inflation concerns and elevated energy prices fuel expectations for further Fed rate hikes. Elevated borrowing costs could pressure semiconductor manufacturing and AI infrastructure investments while straining customer budgets. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) has declined for seven consecutive trading sessions, matching its longest losing streak since the 2008 financial crisis.

9 Of 11 Sectors Rise In Friday Trading As Cyclicals Lead

Nine of 11 sectors are higher in Friday’s regular session, with cyclical sectors holding the top three positions. The leaders are separated rather than clustered, with no single gap clearly standing apart from the other breaks across the table.

This Unstoppable Vanguard ETF Could Turn $500 Per Month Into $1 Million Over the Long Term

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) tracks the S&P 500 Growth index of 151 best-performing growth stocks, heavily weighted toward AI and technology companies. With a 16.9% compound annual return since 2010 and 28.4% over the last three years, consistent $500 monthly investments could potentially reach $1 million in approximately 23 years, even at conservative 14.1% annual returns.

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.

Prologis Analyst Touts ‘Ample Defenses’ Against Data Center Challenges

BTIG reiterates Buy on Prologis, calling the selloff a compelling entry point despite cautious guidance and data-center concerns.

Shares of AI cloud services companies are trading lower amid persistent concerns over the debt required to sustain the AI infrastructure buildout. Sentiment is also under pressure following a Gartner warning about the outlook for neocloud providers, fueling concerns over the sustainability of spending on AI computing capacity.