Thursday Market Report
Nasdaq slides as AI spending worries return and oil rises
Investors look beyond headline earnings to the cost and timing of artificial-intelligence returns, while renewed energy pressure adds another inflation concern.
The Daily Brief
Markets
A technology-led decline, sovereign-debt stress and a stronger earnings forecast
Wall Street
AI spending questions pull the Nasdaq lower
The report describes a dated morning session, not a final close.
Sovereign Debt
French bond stress deepens as investors seek safety
Fiscal pressure and global risk aversion produce different yield moves.
Earnings Outlook
Profit estimates rise even as technology shares retreat
An aggregate forecast is not a result already delivered.
Economy
Low U.S. layoffs and contrasting monetary-policy decisions in Asia
Labor Market
Weekly claims remain near multidecade lows
Low layoffs coexist with a still-cautious pace of hiring.
South Korea
Bank of Korea pauses after two rate increases
A widely expected hold does not settle the path of later meetings.
Philippines
Central bank delivers a larger-than-expected increase
The half-point move responds to broadening inflation and currency pressure.
Companies
Financial data, defense production and AI-supported streaming engagement
Financial Data
LSEG agrees to acquire credit specialist Octus
The purchase is designed to strengthen proprietary information assets.
Defense
Lockheed raises its annual sales and profit outlook
A record backlog increases both visibility and the need for execution.
Streaming
Spotify links AI features to engagement and profit
The fourth-quarter forecast remains a target, not a completed result.
Technology
Advanced packaging, military software control and publisher rights in the AI era
Semiconductors
Besi orders exceed expectations on AI demand
Order momentum does not erase the timing risk in customer deliveries.
Defense Software
Palantir addresses control of NATO’s AI platform
The company’s assurance responds to a wider European dependency debate.
Digital Rights
Publishers challenge Meta’s new commercial terms
Regulators are reviewing a complaint that Meta disputes.
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