Stocks Rally as Dow Crosses 50,000 Amid AI Turmoil
S&P 500 rose 1.97% and the Dow closed at 50,115.67 after a week of AI-driven selling and heavy tech spending plans.
Overview
Market data show the S&P 500 rose 1.97%, the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.18%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,206.95 points to close at 50,115.67 on Friday.
The rebound followed a volatile week sparked by an Anthropic announcement and investor concern over massive AI spending, including Amazon's disclosed $200 billion plan, analysts said.
Jensen Huang defended AI demand as "incredibly high" in a CNBC interview, while Amazon CEO Andy Jassy outlined the $200 billion investment targets in company statements.
Market estimates show Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet plan about $650 billion in data-center and AI spending and that the four companies shed nearly $1 trillion in market value over five days.
Analysts at LPL Financial and strategists warned volatility may persist as investors judge whether heavy AI investment will produce profits and as more spending disclosures arrive next week.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the market move as an AI-driven panic, using loaded verbs ('plunged', 'panic', 'turmoil') and large dollar figures ('more than $310 billion', 'nearly $1 trillion') to heighten drama. Editorial choices prioritize tech-company losses and highlighted executive reassurances (quoted) while giving less space to long-term investors, labor impacts, or contrarian analysis.
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The S&P 500 rose 1.97%, the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.18%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,206.95 points to close at 50,115.67.
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