A second day of selling pressure hit technology stocks tied to the AI theme on Wednesday, as sentiment cooled after an MIT report questioned the broad profitability of the new technology.

Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) — a poster child of the AI-driven rally — fell another 4% by midday, paring steeper early losses. The drop followed Tuesday’s 9.4% plunge, marking the stock’s worst two-day slump since April.

  • The Nasdaq 100 slid about 1%, underperforming other major indexes
  • The S&P 500 eased 0.46%
  • The Russell 2000 lost 0.56%
  • The Dow Jones dipped 0.12%

Investors now await the release of the Fed’s July meeting minutes, due at 2:00 p.m. ET. Last month, Governors Bowman and Waller dissented in …

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