U.S. equities slid again as a tech-led sell-off dragged the S&P 500 down 0.7%, the Dow fell about 458 points (1%) and the Nasdaq declined roughly 1%, with Microsoft down 3.2%, Amazon down 3.3% and Nvidia off 1.9% (about a 9.6% loss for the month and nearing a 10% correction), underscoring Nvidia’s outsized influence after a run to roughly $5 trillion market value. The pullback has been amplified by swings in crypto and AI-exposed names—bitcoin briefly dipped below $90,000 from nearly $125,000 last month before recovering above $93,000—and a Bank of America survey found 45% of fund managers view an AI bubble as the top tail risk while a record share say companies are overinvesting; Home Depot fell 4% after weaker-than-expected summer results. Treasury yields eased (10-year ~4.12%) as spotty post-shutdown economic data raise doubt about a December Fed cut, and Wednesday’s Nvidia earnings are highlighted as a potential catalyst while global markets tumbled (Japan Nikkei -3.2%, Kospi -3.3%).
U.S. equities fell again Tuesday with the S&P 500 down 0.7%, the Dow off about 458 points (~1%), and the Nasdaq roughly 1% lower; Microsoft declined 3.2% and Amazon 3.3% while Nvidia slipped 1.9%, taking its month-to-date loss to 9.6% and toward a 10% correction. Nvidia’s prior run to roughly $5 trillion in market value makes its moves disproportionately influential on index performance, amplifying headline market volatility. Market stress is centered on concentrated gains in AI and crypto that some investors now view as overextended: a Bank of America survey found 45% of fund managers name an AI bubble as the top tail risk and a record share say companies are overinvesting. Bitcoin’s intraday drop below $90,000 from nearly $125,000 last month (later above $93,000) and rapid rallies in names like Palantir highlight cross-asset swings; Home Depot’s 4% drop after weaker summer profit and management comments on consumer uncertainty and housing pressure added to the pullback. Policy and data uncertainty are compounding risk: the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 4.12% from 4.13% while resumed post-shutdown labor reporting has left traders unsure about the likelihood of a December Fed rate cut. Nvidia’s imminent earnings release represents a near-term catalyst that could either arrest or exacerbate the decline, and global markets sold off broadly (Japan Nikkei -3.2%, Kospi -3.3%), signaling international breadth to the risk-off move.
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