Stocks dragged down by financials and hyperscalers
Despite soft inflation and an earnings beat from JPMorgan, policy proposals continued to sway stocks.
The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 all fell Tuesday. Though core CPI inflation was softer than analysts had forecast, traders still anticipate that a January rate cut is unlikely. (Event contracts are offered through Robinhood Derivatives, LLC — probabilities referenced or sourced from KalshiEx LLC or ForecastEx LLC.)
Despite better-than-expected earnings from JPMorgan Chase, the financial sector was hardest hit as worries over a 10% interest rate cap on credit cards continued to plague bank stocks.
Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta fell as President Trump wrote in a Truth Social post yesterday evening that the AI data center boom that’s driving massive growth for hyperscalers’ cloud businesses must “never” cause Americans to pay higher electricity prices. In response, Microsoft unveiled a “community-first AI infrastructure plan,” though the stock still fell. Meta, which is poised to suffer the most from shouldering higher data center costs, fell as well.
Stocks that moved higher:
Moderna soared after saying yesterday that its COVID-19 business did better than expected last year and it cut even more costs.
Alphabet notched a new record high following wins for Gemini.
Roblox surged as its new brainrot game climbed the engagement charts.
Boeing rose as it announced 600 commercial jet deliveries in 2025, up 72%.
Intel jumped to a new 52-week high as the stock was upgraded to “overweight” from “sector weight” by KeyBanc.
KeyBanc also upgraded Advanced Micro Devices to “overweight” from “sector weight.”
Stocks that moved lower:
Salesforce had its worst trading day in nearly two years as Anthropic debuted its Cowork tool, an autonomous digital assistant for completing office tasks.
Delta Air Lines dropped on its underwhelming 2026 guidance. Peers American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines also traded lower on Delta’s disappointing guidance.
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Super Micro Computer with a “sell” rating and a $26 price target.
Micron ticked lower as the Taiwanese tech site DigiTimes reported that the chipmaker is warning customers that the supply shortage for memory chips could last until 2028.
Synopsys fell after Piper Sandler downgraded the stock to “neutral” from “overweight,” citing “enormous reallocation” to AI in the semi industry.
