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S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 slide even as earnings season starts strong

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Despite strong early earnings and easing US inflation that lowered perceived Fed hike odds, US equities are retreating >5% from highs. The drawdown is concentrated in AI-linked hardware leaders (e.g., Nvidia, Micron) amid concerns that China's Moonshot Kimi K3 narrows US AI leadership, weighing the dominant market narrative. Weak Netflix results and reduced disclosure further pressured risk appetite, dragging growth-heavy indices and broadening selling beyond megacaps.
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● High
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▼ Bearish
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The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow have pulled back more than 5% from their year-to-date highs, even as bank and technology earnings come in strong and the odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike ease. Selling pressure has been led by a broad AI-related retreat after Moonshot released its Kimi K3 model, stoking concerns about whether U.S. leaders are still ahead. Hardware-linked names such as Micron and Nvidia have fallen more than 20% from their year-to-date highs, while a weak Netflix report added to the risk-off tone.