A number of stocks fell in the morning session after a broader market downturn impacted the technology sector, as investors grew cautious ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom, which propelled tech stocks to unprecedented highs throughout late 2023 and early 2024, is now facing a significant reality check. A growing wave of skepticism regarding the sustainability of the AI frenzy, largely ignited by a recent MIT report highlighting limited returns on generative AI
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the major indices continued to pull back, with technology stocks accounting for most of the market's largest decliners.
Shares of SoundHound AI are falling again during Wednesday's trading session. The move lower in recent sessions comes at odds with the company's recent string of overwhelmingly positive developments.
High short interest will impact these stocks in Q3, but they are set up to move higher and hit new highs, driven by catalysts in Q4, including the Q3 results.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after investors took some profits off the table as markets awaited signals on future monetary policy from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium later in the week.
Shares of voice AI technology company SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) fell 4.8% in the afternoon session after investor sentiment soured on the company's valuation and lack of a clear path to profitability, compounded by a recent analyst downgrade.
The second quarter of 2025 corporate earnings season has largely concluded, painting a picture of robust corporate profitability, significantly propelled by the burgeoning Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector and the enduring strength of megacap technology companies. This period has seen the S&P 500 index achieve new all-time highs, driven by
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) and the rest of the automation software stocks fared in Q2.
A number of stocks fell in the morning session after markets pulled back as a hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation report for July dampened hopes for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI), a key measure of wholesale inflation, rose 0.9% month-over-month in July, far exceeding the 0.2% increase that economists had predicted. Annually, prices at the wholesale level jumped 3.3%, also surpassing the 2.5% forecast. This hotter-than-expected data has poured cold water on widespread expectations for an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next month. Persistent inflation makes it less likely for the central bank to ease monetary policy. Sectors with high-growth stocks, such as SaaS, are particularly sensitive to interest rate changes, as the prospect of higher rates for longer can diminish the present value of their future earnings, leading to a decline in stock prices.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q2 automation software earnings season.
