S&P 500, Nasdaq close down as Big Tech's soaring AI budgets trigger flight

"Microsoft disappointed and there are some ‌genuine concerns that AI investments will eat the software companies' lunches," said John Praveen, managing director & Co-CIO, Paleo Leon in Princeton, New Jersey. Investors are trying to "reduce exposure to stocks and play it safe" against a backdrop of broader uncertainties including who the Federal Reserve's next chair will be and how many interest rate cuts it will make, according to Praveen who also cited political uncertainties around Washington's stance in ...