Retail inflows into software stocks hit a record despite concerns about AI disruption

Retail investors bought software and technology stocks after last week’s heavy sell-off, largely brushing aside concerns that advances in artificial intelligence models could upend parts of the sector.Net inflows into BlackRock’s iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector exchange-traded fund reached a record $176 million over a rolling one-month period as of Monday’s close, according to data compiled […]

Investor Alert: more data, better returns? Aswath Damodaran weighs in

As artificial intelligence fuels an explosion of data in global markets, renowned valuation expert Aswath Damodaran warns investors that having more numbers doesn’t necessarily lead to better decision-making.In his latest annual data update for 2026, Aswath Damodaran, professor of finance at New York University and one of the most influential valuation experts in the world, […]

Nvidia takes $2 billion stake in chip design software maker Synopsys, shares fall

Nvidia has invested $2 billion in chip design software maker Synopsys as part of an extensive multi-year partnership to jointly develop new tools for designing products across industries using its artificial intelligence technology. The deal, unveiled Monday, would make Nvidia the seventh-largest shareholder in Synopsys, according to LSEG data, adding to the string of circular […]

US Markets Today: Wall Street Remains Volatile as AI Stocks Move; Global sell-off deepens in Europe and Asia – The Times of India

The US stock market remained volatile on Friday, continuing the turbulence from the previous session as major AI-linked stocks wobbled sharply and triggered another day of choppy trading on Wall Street.The S&P 500 fell 0.5% after recovering some of an earlier 1.3% decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 485 points, or 1%, while the […]