Stocks slide as investors await Nvidia earnings to assess the AI trade
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both fell as tech lagged.
The S&P 500 fell for the fourth consecutive session, its longest losing streak since August. The Nasdaq 100 also fell, while the Russell 2000 bucked the trend to post a gain. Losses were heavily concentrated in tech and consumer discretionary, which was the worst-performing sector ETF, dragged down by Amazon.
While many investors seem to have trepidation over tomorrow’s earnings report from Nvidia, which comes at a tenuous time for the company and the AI trade as a whole, JPMorgan is optimistic for an earnings beat and upward move, recommending a bull call spread.
Bitcoin bounced back a bit after sliding below $90,000 yesterday night for the first time since April, extending a monthlong rout that has now erased all of its 2025 gains.
Stocks that moved higher:
Air taxi maker Archer Aviation ticked higher after yesterday’s announcement of a deal to supply private defense contractor Anduril with its electric power train, marking the first time Archer will make that tech available to a third party.
Shares of HBO and CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery climbed on a report that rival Paramount Skydance is prepping a $71 billion bid for the entertainment giant.
Stocks that moved lower:
Rothschild & Co Redburn analyst Alexander Haissl downgraded Microsoft and Amazon, saying generative-AI economics are “far weaker than assumed.”
LifeMD plunged after it reported earnings results on Monday that missed Wall Street estimates, which it attributed in part to “fierce competition from low-price compounded GLP-1 providers.”
Home Depot fell after it reported earnings that missed Wall Street expectations and slashed its full-year guidance.
Cloudflare, an IT behemoth that supplies tools to protect websites from cyberattacks and helps users connect and load content online, dipped as investors reacted to reports of outages affecting ChatGPT, X, and other websites.
