Stock Track | Wells Fargo Plummets 6.74% Intraday Amid AI Disruption Fears and Inflation Concerns

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Wells Fargo's stock experienced a significant decline of 6.74% during intraday trading on Friday, as the broader financial sector faced substantial selling pressure.

The sharp drop was driven by growing investor concerns over the potential disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on traditional banking and wealth management operations. Recent developments, including fintech Altruist's debut of a new AI-powered tax planning tool called Hazel and a viral research report from Citrini Research warning of AI-related mass layoffs and economic havoc, have heightened sector-wide anxieties. Furthermore, payments company Block's announcement of laying off 40% of its workforce as part of an "AI remake" has intensified fears about the technology's transformative effect on financial services employment and business models.

Compounding the negative sentiment are renewed macroeconomic worries, particularly around stubborn inflation. Higher-than-expected U.S. producer price data released Friday morning, driven by services sector prices, suggested persistent inflationary pressures that could prompt the Federal Reserve to maintain a cautious stance on interest rate cuts. This complex outlook, combining technological disruption fears with economic uncertainty, led to a broad sell-off in bank, brokerage, and wealth management stocks during the session.

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