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AI Infrastructure Spending Continues to Dominate Global Technology Budgets

Corporate technology spending continues to shift toward artificial intelligence infrastructure as companies race to deploy advanced computing capabilities. The trend is fueling demand across semiconductors, networking hardware, cloud platforms, and data-center equipment suppliers, reinforcing AI as one of the most powerful structural themes shaping equity markets.

Wall Street Futures Rise as Hopes Grow for De-escalation in Middle East Conflict

U.S. stock futures moved higher after comments suggesting the Middle East conflict may move toward de-escalation, easing pressure on oil prices and global markets. The possibility of stabilizing energy supply has lifted investor sentiment, particularly for technology and consumer sectors that had been pressured by rising fuel costs and inflation expectations earlier in the week.

The Great Sector Rotation: Investors Dump Tech Giants, Pour Capital Into Energy, Industrials, and Hard Assets

A sweeping reallocation of capital is reshaping U.S. equity markets in early 2026, as investors flee high-multiple technology and software stocks — battered by AI valuation fatigue following DeepSeek's disruptive model releases — and aggressively rotate into energy, materials, industrials, and consumer staples. The shift has been supercharged by Middle East geopolitical tensions and the $5 trillion One Big Beautiful Bill Act's domestic manufacturing stimulus.

Costco, Kroger, and Marvell Technology Headline Earnings Thursday as Consumer and Chip Spending Face Scrutiny

Investors will receive critical data points on consumer spending resilience and semiconductor demand Thursday as retail giants Costco and Kroger, along with AI chip supplier Marvell Technology, publish quarterly results against a backdrop of rising oil prices, a freshly enacted 15% global tariff, and persistent questions about whether household purchasing power is beginning to crack.

Nvidia Posts Record Quarter but Shares Slide on AI Spending Concerns and Macro Headwinds

Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $68.13 billion and EPS of $1.62, both surpassing consensus estimates by wide margins — with data center revenue alone climbing 75% year-over-year to $62.3 billion. Despite what Morgan Stanley called the largest and cleanest beat in semiconductor history, shares fell more than 5% over two sessions as investors grew increasingly uneasy about whether hyperscaler AI capital expenditure is sustainable at current levels.

Technology Stocks Rebound as AI Concerns Ease, Russell 2000 Outperforms with 1.2% Gain

U.S. equity markets extended gains on Tuesday with the S&P 500 rising modestly and technology stocks rebounding sharply from recent AI-driven selloffs. The Russell 2000 small-cap index surged 1.2% while most megacap tech companies advanced, with Nvidia leading gains following the Meta chip deal announcement. Nearly 350 constituents of the S&P 500 posted positive returns as investor sentiment improved on solid economic data and easing concerns about AI infrastructure spending sustainability.

Medtronic Posts Strongest Revenue Growth in Ten Quarters, Reiterates Full-Year Outlook

Medtronic reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $9.02 billion, an 8.7% year-over-year increase representing the company's highest enterprise revenue growth in ten quarters, beating analyst estimates of $8.89 billion. Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.36 beat consensus by three cents, and the medical device giant reiterated full-year organic revenue growth guidance of approximately 5.5% despite a projected $185 million tariff headwind.

Stock Markets Close Mixed on Presidents' Day Eve as AI Disruption Concerns Offset Inflation Relief

U.S. equity markets ended Friday's session with minimal movement despite better-than-expected January inflation data, as the S&P 500 edged up 0.05% while the Nasdaq declined 0.22%. Persistent concerns about artificial intelligence disrupting business models across software, financial services, and logistics sectors prevented a sustained rally, with investors rotating into defensive stocks and rate-sensitive sectors ahead of the Presidents' Day holiday closure.

AI Disruption Fears Spread to Real Estate and Logistics Sectors, Triggering Historic Selloff

Commercial real estate brokerages and trucking companies became the latest casualties of AI disruption fears, with CBRE plunging 9%, C.H. Robinson down 16%, and RXO falling 20%. Investors are rotating out of high-fee, labor-intensive business models viewed as vulnerable to AI automation, extending a selloff that has already hammered software and wealth management stocks.