Stock market today: Wall Street steadies itself a day after a sell-off for Nvidia and tech stocks
Nvidia and other U.S. tech stocks are holding a bit steadier Tuesday, a day after tumbling on doubts about whether the artificial-intelligence frenzy really needs all the dollars being poured into it. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in morning trading. The spotlight remains on Nvidia, whose chips are powering much of the move into AI and whose stock has become a symbol of the surrounding frenzy.
Read MoreS&P 500 choppy as megacap gains counter broader weakness
The S&P 500 swung between gains and losses on Tuesday as advancing megacap stocks including Apple helped arrest declines even as a mixed bag of corporate earnings fueled volatility. At 10:02 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.93 points, or 0.01%, to 44,717.51, the S&P 500 gained 6.97 points, or 0.12%, to 6,019.42 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 105.38 points, or 0.54%, to 19,447.21. Nine of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were in the red, with utilities and industrials leading declines.
Read MoreGM results top Wall Street targets; shares slump as tariff threat looms
DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors on Tuesday posted fourth-quarter 2024 results and a 2025 earnings forecast ahead of Wall Street expectations, but shares fell sharply in trading Tuesday as investors weighed the threat of tariffs that could hit the automaker's business. GM is one of the automakers most exposed to Trump's plans on two important fronts: EVs, where it has made aggressive investments, and tariffs, because it has substantial manufacturing in Mexico and Canada, countries that Trump is targeting.
Read MoreSynchrony Financial Stock Sinks as Charge-Offs Surge
Synchrony Financial's fourth-quarter profit and revenue came up short of forecasts on higher costs and less-than-expected net interest income.
Read MoreAnalysis-US tech and tariff shocks spark scramble for new market havens
As a tech stock rout and U.S. dollar swings driven by President Donald Trump's tariff threats send markets into a tailspin, investors are piling into assets from Japan's yen to European credit that could act as a buffer to the turbulence. Markets that cheered Trump's pro-growth agenda have turned bumpy, with oil prices and Canada and Mexico's currencies gyrating, muddled inflation forecasts shaking Treasuries and investors starting to view the new White House as a source of risk. "There will likely be more volatility in the U.S. dollar and across many other assets," said Amelie Derambure, senior multi-asset manager at Europe's biggest investor Amundi.
Read MoreBridgewater sees short-term correction for tech stocks but bullish on DeepSeek impact
Hedge fund manager Bridgewater Associates said Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) models could lead to a short-term correction in many tech companies' share prices but is positive for the industry. The comments come amid a tech stocks sell-off prompted by the release of a free AI assistant launched by DeepSeek last week that the startup said uses less data at a fraction of the cost of services currently available. DeepSeek's AI Assistant has overtaken rival ChatGPT to become the top-rated free application available on Apple's App Store in the United States, raising doubts about the reasoning behind some U.S. tech companies' decision to pledge billions of dollars in AI investment.
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Read MorePACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) Misses Q4 Sales Targets
Trucking company PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales falling 14.3% year on year to $7.36 billion. Its GAAP profit of $1.66 per share was 1.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Read MoreDeepSeek sparked a market panic — but some think the sell-off is overblown
China's DeepSeek has panicked investors in top AI stocks after it said its new model was built with less computing power than would be expected.
Read MoreNvidia and other tech stocks are rebounding a day after the DeepSeek AI wipeout
Nvidia (NVDA) stock saw a slight turnaround Tuesday morning after the chipmaker suffered its biggest single-day market value loss because of an artificial intelligence chatbot challenger in China.
Read MoreNvidia, Other AI-Focused Stocks Rebound Somewhat After Monday's Selloff
Nvidia and other artificial intelligence stocks at the forefront of the AI revolution are rebounding somewhat in premarket trading Tuesday after a selloff triggered by Chinese startup DeepSeek’s launch of a cutting-edge model at a fraction of the cost of its U.S. rivals.
Read MoreXRP Climbs 11% In Rally
- XRP was trading at $3.1028 by 02:51 (07:51 GMT) on the Index on Tuesday, up 10.52% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since...
Read MoreCommvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) Delivers Strong Q4 Numbers, Full-Year Outlook Exceeds Expectations
Data backup provider Commvault (NASDAQ:CVLT) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 21.1% year on year to $262.6 million. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($262 million at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 4.3% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.94 per share was 7.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Read MoreDeepSeek Is Upending Wall Street’s Big AI Power Trade
The selloff extended to shares of natural-gas producers, pipeline operators, mining companies, and electricity generators.
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