Magnificent Seven Stocks Suffer Biggest Rout Since April 2025

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The Magnificent Seven stocks posted their sharpest one-day decline since the tariff-driven sell-off in April 2025, wiping out nearly $797 billion in market value. Alphabet and Tesla led the sell-off, with shares falling 7% and 14.5% respectively after reporting quarterly earnings, and Tesla alone shed roughly $200 billion in market value. Investors focused on Alphabet's sharply higher AI infrastructure spending, as it raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance by another $15 billion to $195 billion-$205 billion, suggesting free cash flow is likely to remain under pressure. The market is rewarding companies that benefit from AI investment rather than those making the investments, according to Evercore ISI Senior Managing Director Mark Mahaney, and shares of memory-chip makers Micron Technology, SK Hynix and Sandisk rallied even as hyperscaler stocks declined. Analysts suggest investors look beyond richly valued AI leaders and diversify into companies with stronger current earnings and more reasonable valuations, pointing to ETFs such as the Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF, the Global X Copper Miners ETF, and the Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF.

Impact on stocks 10

Artificial Intelligence▼ · 6 stocks
Alphabet Inc Class C
GOOG
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Alphabet raised 2026 capex guidance by $15B, pressuring free cash flow, and its stock fell 7% after earnings.

Semiconductors▲ · 3 stocks
Micron Technology Inc
MU
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Memory-chip maker Micron rallied as market rewards companies benefiting from AI investment, not those making the investments.

SK Hynix Inc
000660
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

SK Hynix rallied alongside other memory-chip makers as market rewards AI beneficiaries.

Sandisk Corp
SNDK
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Sandisk rallied alongside other memory-chip makers as market rewards AI beneficiaries.

Energy Transition & Power Demand▼ · 1 stocks
Tesla Inc
TSLA
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Tesla shares fell 14.5% after reporting quarterly earnings, shedding ~$200B in market value.

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