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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their worst day of the year as tech stocks cratered, though the labor market added 172,000 jobs in May, raising expectations the Fed will hold rates steady.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their worst day of the year as tech stocks collapsed, despite the labor market adding 172,000 jobs in May. The disconnect is the rate hike fear: strong job numbers suggest the Federal Reserve won't cut interest rates soon, which hurts tech stocks that rely on cheap borrowing. Meanwhile, weakening AI performance forecasts have spooked investors who'd bet heavily on AI as the next big growth story.
This is a market caught between two problems. Tech stocks have soared on AI hype and the expectation of falling rates. Both those assumptions are now in doubt. If rates stay high and AI doesn't deliver blockbuster returns, the valuation model that's propped up tech stocks for the past year collapses. The market's reaction suggests investors are starting to price in that reality.
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