Stocks are falling Friday, capping a dramatic week marked by Jensen Huang's departure from Nvidia and traders dialing up bets for rate hikes. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite is down the most of the big three indexes. Here are the day's big themes:
Nvidia shares fall. The AI bellwether extended its declines Friday after Huang's exit sent shockwaves across the market. Shares of Nvidia are on pace for their worst weekly performance since April 2025, when President Trump's sweeping tariff announcements rattled investors.
Other chip stocks drop too. Shares of chipmakers are sliding alongside Nvidia. The PHLX Semiconductor index is down about 6% Friday, though it remains on track for a weekly gain.
Wholesale price gains ease. The Labor Department said Friday that wholesale prices rose by 0.3% in October, cooling sharply from their 1.4% increase in September. Even so, the increase raised the 12-month wholesale inflation rate to a blistering 6.5%, from 6.3% in September.
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