{"id":5687,"date":"2026-09-14T15:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradertideinsights.com\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:22:22","slug":"dow-opens-153-pts-lower-as-ai-selloff-and-oil-surge-hit-us-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradertideinsights.com\/?p=5687","title":{"rendered":"Dow opens 153 pts lower as AI selloff and oil surge hit US stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>Wall Street&#8217;s main indexes opened lower on Monday as a selloff in major AI and semiconductor stocks added to pressure on US equities. <\/p>\n<p>The decline followed calls from senior artificial intelligence executives for a slower pace of AI development amid growing safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 153 points. The S&amp;P 500 fell 0.74% while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.22%.<\/p>\n<p>Nvidia shares fell about 3.8% in trading, while Amazon declined around 1.32%. <\/p>\n<p>Other major chipmakers also came under pressure, with Broadcom,<a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2026\/09\/14\/nvidia-amd-and-intel-stocks-are-crashing-heres-why-this-selloff-is-different\/\"> AMD, Intel<\/a> and Marvell Technology falling between 4% and 8.8%.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI stocks retreat as executives call for slower development<\/h2>\n<p>The latest pressure on AI stocks followed <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2026\/09\/14\/how-ai-extinction-warnings-sparked-a-weekend-of-ceo-pledges-and-political-pushback\/\">comments from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei<\/a>, who called for AI companies to slow the pace at which they advance the capabilities of their most powerful models.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI chief Elon Musk backed the proposal. Amodei has also raised concerns about the potential risks associated with increasingly capable AI systems.<\/p>\n<p>The developments have prompted investors to reassess some of the enthusiasm that has driven a major rally in AI-related technology and semiconductor stocks. <\/p>\n<p>Billions of dollars have flowed into AI infrastructure and development in recent years, supporting strong gains across parts of the technology sector.<\/p>\n<p>A slower pace of AI development could potentially reduce the need for heavy investment in the technology, creating a risk for companies that have benefited from the rapid expansion of AI spending.<\/p>\n<p>However, the impact was not uniform across technology stocks. <\/p>\n<p>Software companies that have faced concerns over AI disruption moved higher in trading. ServiceNow rose 5.6%, while Adobe and Workday gained 3.8% and 4% respectively. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2026\/09\/14\/why-is-meta-stock-gaining-in-premarket-today\/\">Meta advanced<\/a> more than 1% and Alphabet climbed 1.4%.<\/p>\n<p>Some investors also questioned whether the AI-related decline would prove lasting, given the lack of clarity over how any slowdown in development would be implemented.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oil prices add to pressure ahead of Fed meeting<\/h2>\n<p>Rising oil prices added another source of uncertainty for investors. <\/p>\n<p>Brent crude futures climbed more than 4% to $109 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained about 3% to $103.98.<\/p>\n<p>Oil prices rose after Saudi Arabia shut a key pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. <\/p>\n<p>US crude had already <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2026\/09\/10\/wti-tops-100-as-us-iran-conflict-fuels-supply-fears\/\">moved above $100 a barrel last week <\/a>for the first time since May amid an escalation of conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The latest increase in energy prices comes after oil weighed on US equities last week. <\/p>\n<p>The Dow fell 1.6% for its biggest weekly decline since March, while the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost about 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Investors are also preparing for the Federal Reserve&#8217;s September policy meeting later this week. <\/p>\n<p>Fed funds futures were pricing an approximately 88% to 89% probability of a rate hike, according to CME&#8217;s FedWatch tool.<\/p>\n<p>The rate outlook has become more significant after data last week showed accelerating US inflation, while higher oil prices could add to inflationary pressures and complicate the central bank&#8217;s policy decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2026\/09\/14\/dow-opens-153-pts-lower-as-ai-selloff-and-oil-surge-hit-us-stocks\/\">Dow opens 153 pts lower as AI selloff and oil surge hit US stocks<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\">Invezz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wall Street&#8217;s main indexes opened lower on Monday as a selloff in major AI and semiconductor stocks added to pressure on US equities. The decline followed calls from senior artificial intelligence executives for a slower pace of AI development amid growing safety concerns.The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 153 points. 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