Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Rise After Big Tech-Led Decline— Tesla, Expedia, IREN, Archer Aviation In Focus - SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)
Benzinga·2025-11-07 10:30

Market Overview - U.S. stock futures rose on Friday following declines on Thursday, with major benchmark indices showing positive futures [1][2] - Thursday's trading saw a broad selloff on Wall Street, with the Nasdaq Composite dropping over 400 points [1] - Risk-off sentiment returned sharply, particularly affecting AI-linked stocks and crypto markets [1] Treasury Bonds and Interest Rates - The 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.11%, while the two-year bond was at 3.58% [2] - Markets are pricing a 65.1% likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in December [2] Stock Performance - Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) rose 2.08% after shareholders approved a significant pay package for CEO Elon Musk [5] - IREN Ltd. (NASDAQ:IREN) increased by 5.18% after reporting first-quarter revenue of $240.3 million, exceeding estimates [5] - Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR) fell 8.33% after reporting a third-quarter loss of 20 cents per share and announcing an acquisition for $126 million [5] - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) dropped 6.26% despite better-than-expected second-quarter results, citing delays in the release of "Grand Theft Auto VI" [11] - Expedia Group Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) surged 15.23% after posting stronger-than-expected third-quarter results and raising its full-year outlook [11] Sector Performance - Most sectors in the S&P 500 closed negatively, with communication services, consumer discretionary, and information technology experiencing the largest losses [6] - Energy and health care sectors bucked the trend, closing higher [6] Analyst Insights - Major tech companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, with capital expenditures projected to reach $600.1 billion by 2027, up from $155.1 billion in 2023 [9][10] - Despite the significant investments, the large language model business leveraging these technologies remains unprofitable, raising concerns about "circular financing" [10] - Analysts are flagging the use of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to manage risk, drawing parallels to past financial scandals [11]