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Strength in the beaten-down tech sector gave early support today even as Amazon cratered 8% on worries about its spending plans. AI and chip stocks rose and bitcoin also rallied.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P Equal Weight hit fresh all-time highs to close out the week, supported by money rotation away from non-tech areas of the market.
Dennis DeBusschere joins Liz Ann Sonders to discuss why strong post‑COVID productivity, a weaker dollar, and evolving AI dynamics are reshaping macro trends.
Strength in the beaten-down tech sector gave early support today even as Amazon cratered 8% on worries about its spending plans. AI and chip stocks rose and bitcoin also rallied.
Tech weakness weighed on indexes so far this week, but there's strength below the surface. Investors await Amazon later while mulling Alphabet's results, and job openings are due.
Investors will be closely watching ADP's private payrolls report today with government figures delayed due to the shutdown. Alphabet earnings on deck after the bell.
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