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(Bloomberg) -- The Magnificent Seven group of megacap technology stocks is on track for its biggest one-day drop since the tariff tantrum in April 2025 as results from Alphabet Inc. and Tesla Inc. are casting doubt on the durability of the artificial intelligence trade that has powered the stock market for more than three years.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of

$888.2 billion That's how much the Mag Seven tech stocks have collectively lost in market value today, as of midday trading. It's the biggest one-day market cap decline for those names since the tariff turmoil of April 2025.

While stocks shrug off oil shocks and global tariff turmoil, businesses are transforming to prepare for a more volatile world.

Infleqtion received three Department of Energy research projects and led gains among the companies tied to the initiative.

Today, July 22, 2026, WTI crude oil jumped above $86 per barrel on Middle East tensions, sparking inflation fears.

Today, July 21, 2026, memory-chip leaders rallied, leading stocks higher even as investors weighed geopolitical and tariff risks.

Investors have long priced in oil shocks and inflation from Middle East conflicts, but the Iran war is targeting something far more unfamiliar: the physical data centers powering the global cloud economy, and Big Tech is already absorbing the damage.

Chinese rival to Micron could shake up the chip market, U.S. will put 25% tariff on some Brazilian goods, United Airlines raises full-year guidance, and more news to start your day.

Despite rising debt levels, Oracle’s large backlog, lower valuation compared to peers, and a sector-wide increase amid lower inflation have boosted investor sentiment.

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day.) US equities rose Wednesday, driving major inde

The cybersecurity leader's double-digit jump wasn't about a new product or a big contract, but something much bigger.

The task force will "survey the pace, the reach [and] the economic impact of new general-purpose technologies, including AI."

Three days after announcing the gaming industry's biggest layoff of 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma accepted a new role shaping how the Federal Reserve thinks about AI and jobs for the next decade.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has revealed the leadership of the US central bank's new task forces to review monetary policy and even communication on the Fed's interest rate messaging. Yahoo Finance Senior Fed Reporter Jennifer Schonberger breaks down who the new task force leaders are.

The task forces will study Fed communications, the balance sheet, economic data usage, productivity and jobs, and inflation.

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee returned to CNBC’s Morning Call Sheet on Thursday, July 9, alongside JonesTrading’s Mike O’Rourke and Vital Knowledge’s Adam Crisafulli, to discuss a market that is simultaneously celebrating the AI build-out while rotating into value and defensive names. Lee argued: “AI is probably one of the most important structural stories in our lifetime.” ... Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: AI Is a Once in a Lifetime Story – Why Easing Inflation in H2 2026 Could Fuel the Next Rally

The Federal Reserve’s first policy meeting under Chairman Kevin Warsh highlighted a big focus on artificial intelligence spending. Bond markets are listening. Minutes of the Fed’s June meeting, where interest rates were kept unchanged at between 3.5% and 3.75% but communication was sharply pared back under Warsh’s new leadership, suggested a hawkish stance among Fed governors, many of whom remained focused on inflation pressures in the world’s biggest economy.

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An AI spending blitz is demolishing new Fed chair Kevin Warsh's argument for interest rate cuts with more price increases about to ripple through the economy

US equity markets were mostly tracking in the green before the opening bell Thursday as traders awai

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Stocks fell as Meta buzz hit SpaceX, Micron and many AI stocks. Tesla is near a buy point with deliveries due. The June jobs report also is on tap.

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Futures fell amid key jobs data and with Fed chief Kevin Warsh due. Bloom Energy, Nike and SpaceX are early movers.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.2%, and the actively t

Technology stocks were trading higher in premarket trading Monday as the looked set to finally snap its five-day losing streak. Semiconductor companies, other artificial-intelligence stocks, and the Magnificent Seven were among those rebounding to start the week. Microsoft jumped 2% ahead of the open, while Amazon Alphabet Nvidia Meta and Tesla were all up around 1%.

Investing.com -- President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States will impose a 100% tariff on all imports from countries that levy digital services taxes on American companies, escalating tensions over taxation of U.S. technology firms. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said several European countries are considering digital services taxes and warned that any nation adopting such measures would face immediate 100% tariffs on all goods exported to the United States, and adding that th

Coming off of May's hot Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) reading, Gradient Investments associate portfolio manager Lisa Schreiber weighs in on how the Federal Reserve may move on interest rates in 2026 based on the latest inflation data.

U.S. stock markets are mostly headed for a month in the red amid a downbeat streak for technology names.

Demand for memory chips is pushing prices higher. Will AI’s promise of increased productivity come in time to temper that inflation?