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Software stocks extended their decline as AI concerns rattled investors, with AppLovin, CrowdStrike, Datadog and Expedia among the S&P 500's worst performers, each off at least 7%, and a software and services index fund dropping more than 5%.
MarketWatch summarizes a Citrini Research scenario in which widespread AI adoption disrupts demand and boosts automation, triggering white‑collar job losses and weaker consumer spending. The model envisions a non‑cyclical downturn that could push the S&P 500 down roughly 38–40% from 2026 highs by 2027–28, with ripple effects across bonds, private credit, and housing. The authors stress it’s a scenario‑based exercise, not a forecast.
Stocks opened mixed: the Dow rose modestly while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell as investors weighed AI-related jitters, with gold and silver also retreating, signaling cautious sentiment even as traders rebalance away from tech after a three-day weekend.
Yen strength from Japan’s election and expectations of BoJ rate hikes dominates the week, boosting Yen crosses while the US dollar stays softer. Watch for potential long entries against the Yen around support at 152.14 and 151.61. The S&P 500 appears poised to extend gains above 7,025, Bitcoin shows a tentative reversal after a multi‑month drop but remains high-risk, and Gold is consolidating after a sharp slide and not yet a long setup until it makes a sustained multi‑month high close. Favored trades: long the S&P 500 on a daily close above 7,025 and long any Yen cross except CHF/JPY.
U.S. stock futures were steady ahead of Tuesday’s session after the Dow hit a fresh high, with the S&P 500 up about 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite up roughly 0.9% as tech led the rebound. The indexes also moved back above key moving averages, and earnings season continues with Coca‑Cola, Hasbro, and Spotify on deck, while retail sales, the jobs report, and the CPI inflation reading loom later in the week.
U.S. stock futures were broadly flat as the Dow posted fresh intraday and closing highs on a tech-led rally, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher on the previous session. Investors are waiting for December retail sales, a major jobs report and the CPI, while Coca-Cola, Hasbro and Spotify report earnings; after-hours movers included ON Semiconductor and Upwork.
Stocks rose after news that the US and India reached a trade deal, with the Dow up about 450 points and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher. Energy names weighed the index as oil and gold declined, and traders eye a delayed January jobs report due to a government funding lapse.
The S&P 500 rose 13.3% in the first year of Trump's second term (to Jan 20, 2026), the weakest start for a president’s second term in 20 years, compared with a 24.1% gain in the first year of his first term. The year featured a broad bull run fueled by AI optimism, but policy whiplash—tariff threats and uncertainty—caused volatility and a spring dip that nearly touched bear territory before a rebound as tariffs were rolled back. The index logged 39 record highs (vs. 62 in 2017). Analysts say stimulus and earnings strength supported gains, but ongoing policy uncertainty makes the outlook murkier.
U.S. stocks were mixed Friday afternoon: the Dow fell about 300 points as banking shares slid, the S&P 500 drifted near the unchanged mark, and the Nasdaq rose on a tech-led rally, leaving the market on track for a weekly loss after Tuesday’s Greenland-driven selloff.
U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday with the Dow down about 0.3%, the S&P 500 around 0.1%, and the Nasdaq flat, ending a relief rally after Trump backed off tariffs on Greenland. Intel’s weak outlook weighed on the chip sector, while tensions with Iran kept risk appetite in check. Gold rallied toward $5,000 with Goldman Sachs forecasting about $5,400 by year-end, and the dollar eased as safe-haven demand grew and the yen strengthened.
HSBC argues that major geopolitical shocks in the past 25 years have often been buying opportunities, noting that about 75% of crises fade and the S&P 500 tends to rise in the weeks after such events (roughly a 2% gain after ~22 days). With US economic conditions seen as “Goldilocks,” a Fed easing path with two rate cuts projected for 2026, and earnings likely to beat expectations, the market may rebound even as near-term volatility persists. The piece also flags indicators such as VIX backwardation suggesting oversold conditions, while cautioning that yields and risk assets remain close to a “danger zone.”
U.S. stock futures point to a downbeat session after President Trump threatened escalating tariffs on eight NATO partners to pressure a Greenland deal, with Dow futures about 367 points lower, S&P 500 futures down ~0.8% and Nasdaq futures around 1% lower. European markets also fell on the news, while investors await quarterly results from Netflix, Charles Schwab, Johnson & Johnson and Intel and potential Supreme Court action on tariffs amid ongoing Iran unrest and broader policy uncertainty.
Stocks inched higher as memory-chip makers led gains, lifting the S&P 500 ahead of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season, while yields rose amid Fed-policy chatter and energy-cost concerns lingered in the background.
Midday Friday, U.S. stocks edged higher on a tech-led rebound after an early rally faded, with the S&P 500 up about 5 points and the Nasdaq roughly 25 higher, while the Dow slipped about 38 points; yields climbed toward 4.2%, and major indices were set for their second weekly loss in three weeks, though the Russell 2000 was on track to rise for a second straight week.
The S&P 500 reached a new intraday high on Friday, supported by a mixed jobs report showing 50,000 new jobs in December and a slight decrease in the unemployment rate to 4.4%. Major indices are on track for a weekly gain, with the market reacting positively to economic stability and government actions like Trump's mortgage bond purchase plan. Several stocks hit 52-week highs, and the market opened in the green, reflecting investor optimism amid ongoing economic and political developments.