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The stock market has taken investors on a roller coaster ride. Sharp up and down movements in the market follow the constant announcements from the Trump administration about tariffs, with the S&P 500 up over 10% on Wednesday and down 3.5% on Thursday. The S&P 500 never officially entered a bear market, but the Nasdaq 100 did. Shares of the index of technology and large-cap growth companies fell over 20% in the last few weeks before bouncing back by 12.2% on Wednesday, only to fall 4.3% on Thursday.Looking ...

Market Reaction to Tariffs - U.S. stocks experienced significant declines following President Trump's announcement of 10% tariffs on all trading partners, leading to corrections and bear markets for major equity indexes, with the Nasdaq entering bear market territory [1] - On April 9, Trump announced a temporary reduction in tariff rates to 10% for 90 days, resulting in a historic surge across U.S. markets [2] Market Performance - The S&P 500 surged over 9%, marking its third-largest single-day gain since World War II, while the Dow posted its strongest percentage gain since March 2020, and the Nasdaq Composite had its best single-day performance since January 2001 [3] - The Nasdaq-100-based ETF, Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ), increased by approximately 12% on April 9 [3] Semiconductor Sector Performance - Semiconductor stocks were particularly notable, with six of the top eight performers in the Nasdaq-100 being semiconductor companies, and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) advancing 17.2% on April 9 [4] - Top-performing chip stocks included Microchip Technology Inc (up 27.1%), Arm Holdings PLC (up 24.8%), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (up 23.8%), ON Semiconductor Corp (up 22.7%), Marvell Technology Inc (up 21.9%), and NXP Semiconductors NV (up 21.1%) [5] AI Market Developments - Companies are increasingly showcasing their AI product roadmaps, positively impacting chip stocks, with OpenAI valued at $300 million in a new $40 billion fundraising round led by SoftBank [6] - OpenAI's CEO announced that GPT-5 is set to launch in "a few months," indicating advancements beyond initial expectations [7] - Meta launched the first version of its open-source Llama 4 AI model family, with the most powerful model still under development [8] - Other key players in AI include Google with Gemini 2.5, Anthropic with Claude AI models, Elon Musk's xAI with Grok models, and China's DeepSeek preparing new open-source models [9] Semiconductor Industry Challenges - NVIDIA, a leading semiconductor company, faced a 17% stock drop in 2025, with concerns over margin pressure as it scales production of next-gen Blackwell AI chips [11] - In 2023 and 2024, semiconductor stocks outperformed software companies, but interest in data center infrastructure stocks has cooled in 2025, leading to increased scrutiny of AI stocks [13] - The U.S. is tightening restrictions on semiconductor exports to China, particularly targeting high-performance chips for AI systems and advanced computing [13] Investment Opportunities - Despite challenges, developments in the AI field have kept the semiconductor sector active, with recent valuation corrections seen as beneficial [14] - Investing in semiconductor ETFs such as SMH, iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD), and Invesco Semiconductors ETF (PSI) could be advantageous if market recovery continues [14]

Nasdaq (NDAQ) shares rallied 8.4% in the last trading session to close at $71.99. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to the stock's 8.2% loss over the past four weeks.The surge in price reflects investors' optimism on the announcement of a 90-day pause on tariffs imposed by President Trump on most countries, though a 10% tariff stays in place. Major stock exchanges witnessed surge yesterday given market volatil ...

SINGAPORE, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CURRENC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CURR) (“CURRENC” or the “Company”), a fintech pioneer empowering financial institutions worldwide with artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, today announced that on April 9, 2025, it received written notice from Nasdaq stating that the Listing Qualifications Staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) has determined that for at least the last ten consecutive business days, the Company’s ordinary shares have maintained a minimum ...

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Tech stocks are selling off as fears around Trump's tariffs linger.The capital markets have been in turmoil since U.S. President Donald Trump announced his sweeping new tariff policies on April 2, declaring it "Liberation Day." Among some of the hardest-hit stocks over the last week are technology businesses -- many of which are now vulnerable to new tariffs.Since April 2, the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index has dropped by 11% as of this writing (April 8).While many of the companies in the Nasdaq-100 are heavy ...

At the time of this writing, the Nasdaq Composite index is experiencing a ferocious bear market, cratering nearly 25% from its peak late last year. The sell-off has intensified recently due to growing concerns about how the Trump administration's "reciprocal tariff" policies will affect the global economy. Many economists and financial experts are increasingly concerned that they could spark a global trade war that could ignite a recession. The market volatility could last a while. That's one reason why I'v ...

Amid big downdrafts in stocks, it's always interesting to see if company insiders are buying the dip.While not a guarantee of future financial performance, when insiders use their own money to buy a significant amount of stock in the open market -- over and above the stock they already receive as part of their compensation -- it's usually a promising sign of confidence.While last week's reciprocal tariff announcements shook the world on international trade, sending most tech stocks swooning, two brave insid ...

The Nasdaq-100 and Nasdaq Composite indexes have officially entered bear market territory, down by more than 20% from their all-time highs. Many of their component stocks are down even more than that, including technology giant Alphabet (GOOG 10.08%), which is trading 29% below its peak as of this writing.The company that owns Google, YouTube, and Android has been on a roller-coaster ride ever since OpenAI's ChatGPT went viral over two years ago, and at the moment, the track is sloping downward.However, tha ...