All three major stock indexes were trading lower as of Wednesday afternoon as major artificial-intelligence and tech stocks sold off. The Dow was down about 136 points, or 0.3%, at around 47,979. The S&P 500 fell about 59 points,

Dow gains 0.44% while Nasdaq slips amid tech weakness. Investors watch Fed signals for potential rate cuts of 50 to 100 basis points. Oracle falls 4% after AI project loses funding. S&P 500 trades flat at 6,

Caterpillar has been the top-performing stock in the Dow, adding $1.7 billion in value to holdings tied to Bill Gates and Ken Fisher.

The S&P 500 gave up 0.2%, with Pfizer off nearly 4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite edged into positive ground with a 0.3% gain. The small cap Russell 2000 gave back early gains and fell 0.4% in late afternoon trade.

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Major stock indexes ended mixed Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closing at record highs but the Nasdaq pulling back as Oracle results dragged AI-tied shares.

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Stock futures pointed higher Wednesday, a day after an unexpected rise in the unemployment rate sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 lower for a third consecutive session.