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Flex Set to Join S&P 500; Index Rebalancing Adds Complexity
Markets Daniel Marsh

Flex Set to Join S&P 500; Index Rebalancing Adds Complexity

Flex (FLEX) will join the S&P 500 on June 22, replacing Campbell's. The stock fell 4.8% Friday but gained 1.5% after hours. AI data-center focus and planned spinoff add interest.

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Chip Rout Wipes Out $1.3 Trillion as AI Trade Stumbles
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Chip Rout Wipes Out $1.3 Trillion as AI Trade Stumbles

U.S. chip stocks lost $1.3 trillion on Friday, ending the S&P 500's nine-week rally. A strong jobs report and Broadcom's weak update triggered the worst market day since October, but Goldman Sachs says the AI trade still has room to run.

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Meta Shares Sink 5.5% on AI Funding Jitters Despite $31M Institutional Stakes
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Meta Shares Sink 5.5% on AI Funding Jitters Despite $31M Institutional Stakes

Meta shares dropped 5.5% on AI spending fears, while SEC filings show Waystone, Eaton, and Fidelis held $31.4 million in Meta at year-end. Analysts maintain a Moderate Buy with a $840.60 target.

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S&P 500 Maintains Eligibility Rules; SpaceX IPO Looms
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S&P 500 Maintains Eligibility Rules; SpaceX IPO Looms

S&P Dow Jones Indices maintains its S&P 500 inclusion rules, while SpaceX's massive IPO could soon become a top ETF holding. Crypto markets show signs of a potential rally.

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POET Technologies Shares Plunge 23% Amid Semiconductor Rout and Execution Concerns
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POET Technologies Shares Plunge 23% Amid Semiconductor Rout and Execution Concerns

POET Technologies shares tumbled 23% to $11.86 on Friday as the semiconductor sector sold off sharply. Investors are assessing execution risks following a $400 million capital raise, a $50 million Lumilens order, and Marvell's canceled purchase orders.

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Flex Gains S&P 500 Entry Amid AI Power Unit Growth, Shares Slide in Tech Rout
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Flex Gains S&P 500 Entry Amid AI Power Unit Growth, Shares Slide in Tech Rout

Flex (FLEX) is set to join the S&P 500 on June 22, drawing attention to its surging AI data-center power unit and planned spin-off, though shares dropped 4.8% in a tech selloff.

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Intel Plunges as Chip Rout Erases $1.3 Trillion in Market Value
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Intel Plunges as Chip Rout Erases $1.3 Trillion in Market Value

Intel shares tumbled 11.4% on Friday as a broad chip sell-off erased $1.3 trillion in market value, the worst day for the sector since March 2020. A disappointing outlook from Broadcom and renewed Fed rate hike fears overshadowed Intel's AI partnership with Foxconn.

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Chip Stocks Tumble as Nvidia Leads $1.3 Trillion Rout
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Chip Stocks Tumble as Nvidia Leads $1.3 Trillion Rout

Nvidia shares plunged 6.2% as a strong U.S. jobs report and doubts about AI-chip demand sparked a sector-wide rout, with the PHLX Semiconductor Index down 10.3% and chipmakers losing $1.3 trillion in market value.

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Sandisk Plunges 11% as Chip Sector Suffers $1.3 Trillion Selloff
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Sandisk Plunges 11% as Chip Sector Suffers $1.3 Trillion Selloff

Sandisk fell 11.4% as the PHLX Semiconductor Index dropped 10.3%, its worst day since March 2020, erasing $1.3 trillion from U.S. chipmakers amid AI storage demand concerns.

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Micron Plunges 13% as $1.3 Trillion Chip Wipeout Hits AI Stocks
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Micron Plunges 13% as $1.3 Trillion Chip Wipeout Hits AI Stocks

Micron Technology (MU) dropped 13% Friday, contributing to a $1.3 trillion semiconductor selloff, as investors penalized the chipmaker for delivering 'good but not better' AI news despite record revenue and Nvidia's HBM4 qualification.

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Wall Street Fear Gauge Jumps 40% as Tech Selloff Erases $1.3 Trillion
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Wall Street Fear Gauge Jumps 40% as Tech Selloff Erases $1.3 Trillion

The VIX surged nearly 40% to 21.51 as a tech-led selloff erased $1.3 trillion from chipmakers, with the Nasdaq plunging 4.2% and S&P 500 down 2.6% after strong jobs data reignited rate hike fears.

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Nuclear Energy Stocks Tumble as Market Selloff Hits SMR Sector
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Nuclear Energy Stocks Tumble as Market Selloff Hits SMR Sector

NuScale Power (SMR) shares tumbled 12.6% on Friday, caught in a broad market selloff that hit technology-linked and speculative stocks hard, with the Nasdaq falling over 4%.

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