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Markets Weigh AI Risks Amid Mixed Close
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US stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as investors digested flat December retail sales and rising concerns about AI's business impact; the Dow rose 0.10% to 50,188 while the S&P 500 fell 0.33% to 6,941 and the Nasdaq declined 0.59% to 23,102. Global markets were mixed — Japan's Nikkei hit a record 57,650 — and oil and gold prices eased, underscoring risk-off sentiment.
Key Points
- 1Recorded market moves: Dow up 0.10% to 50,188; S&P 500 down 0.33%; Nasdaq down 0.59%.
- 2Highlighted flat US retail sales in December, signaling weaker consumer spending than economists expected.
- 3Raised investor concern that AI disruption could negatively affect software, financial and professional services earnings.
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