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US stocks edged higher Tuesday in volatile trading as Wall Street continued assessing the AI jitters that have hammered markets in recent weeks.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) flipped into the green to end 0.1% higher, recovering from steep losses early in the session. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose just above the flatline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was little changed.
Apple (AAPL) shares gained more than 3% over optimism that the iPhone maker is ramping up development of wearable devices with AI capabilities.
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After a break for Presidents Day, AI concerns continued to simmer. Investors are on the lookout for the next potential victim after fresh worries about AI's ability to upend industries hit stocks in sectors from wealth management to transportation to logistics. The Dow and S&P 500 have fallen in four of the past five weeks amid that pressure.
This week, earnings season enters its final stretch. The week's highlight is Walmart's (WMT) quarterly report on Thursday, the first since the retail giant joined the trillion-dollar market cap club.
Elsewhere in corporates, Paramount Skydance (PSKY) stock rose over 5% on Tuesday following the news that Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has given the studio one week to come back with a better offer. Warner Bros. rejected the latest bid from the Hollywood studio.LIVE22 updates
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GE Aerospace nearing record high
GE Aerospace (GE) is dragging aerospace & defense higher today, up over 3% heading into the close.
Other winners include Raytheon (RTX), Honeywell (HON), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Wabtec (WAB).
Still, it’s not a sea of green for a group that’s been a bastion of strength since the post–Liberation Day lows last April. General Dynamics (GD), Lockheed Martin (LMT), and Teledyne (TDY) are slightly in the red.
GE’s the standout story either way. After spinning off GE Vernova (GEV), the stock has pushed back above its old 2000 peak — a long way from the two lost decades in between. It’s up more than 10x from the 2020 lows and back within spitting distance of the Jan. 6 all-time high. Today at 8:00 PM UTC
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Transports bounce after last week's AI whack-a-mole
The Dow Jones Transportation Index (^DJT) rallied Tuesday into key technical resistance above 19,500. That’s the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement from the Feb. 6 all-time closing high to the Feb. 12 closing low — and it’s the line in the sand for bears to defend.
Transportation and logistics stocks like RXO Inc. (RXO) and C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) were among last week’s biggest losers, as the “AI scare trade” morphed from a software-only problem into a sledgehammer that hit anything tied to efficiency, labor, and fee pressure — including asset managers and insurance brokers. Now they’re bouncing hard, with RXO at the top of the transport tape.
Airlines weren’t in the AI crosshairs, but they still got swept up in the industry sell-off. The spark was a paper from microcap Algorythm Holdings (RIME) on using AI in transportation logistics, which set off nerves in an index that had already notched 10 record closes in 2026.
Today, Southwest (LUV) is leading the airlines bounce — up near 7% — with United (UAL), American (AAL), and Alaska (ALK) in tow, each up more than 3%.
Meanwhile, RIME is down 17% after opening at a one-year high.
For the Dow Transports: holding above 19,500, bulls take control. Rejected, 19,000 is the downside target. Today at 7:33 PM UTC
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Apple stock jumps 3% on report of accelerated push into AI wearables
Apple (AAPL) shares gained more than 3% on Tuesday after a Bloomberg report indicated the tech giant is ramping up development of three new wearable devices with AI capabilities, including glasses, a pendant, and AirPods.
The devices are all built around Apple’s Siri digital assistant, according to the report.
The iPhone maker is competing with Meta (META), which is developing smart glasses, and OpenAI, which is exploring wearable devices.
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Apple shares also gained following a bullish note from Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, who brushed off a recent decline in Apple shares amid a broader tech sell-off.
"This recent worry and sell-off in Apple Inc.’s shares is unwarranted, as the focus is on Apple getting its AI strategy right and releasing its advanced AI features by the summer timeframe, which still appears to be on track," wrote Ives.
Wedbush maintained an Outperform rating and a $350 price target. Today at 7:02 PM UTC
Ines Ferré
Gold drops to $4,900 — but one analyst says the precious metal trade 'remains intact'
Gold (GC=F) retreated more than 2% on Tuesday, but the recent volatility may be temporary as Wall Street analysts see a bullish outlook for the precious metal in 202
Gold futures hovered around $4,900 as Asian markets closed for the Chinese New Year. Meanwhile, Iran and the US reached a “general agreement” on a possible nuclear deal, easing tensions in the Middle East.
"Despite short-term softness, the structural drivers supporting gold remain firmly in place," Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, wrote in a newsletter.
The strategist highlighted central bank buying, geopolitical fragmentation, and portfolio diversification as key factors driving gold’s safe-haven appeal amid concerns over currency debasement.
Read more here. Today at 6:00 PM UTC
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Palantir moves headquarters to Miami
Palantir (PLTR) has moves its headquarters to Miami from Denver, joining a growing list of firms through the financial and tech sectors to decamp for the growing "Wall Street South."
The company announced the move in an X post on Tuesday. Shares picked up roughly 0.5% in midda…