00:00Nasdaq led Wall Street higher on Wednesday, rising 1.05% as strong earnings from SpaceX and Supermicro Computer re
00:08-ignite investors' confidence in artificial intelligence, AI-related stocks.
00:13The broader rally helped lift the S&P 500 by 0.58%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0
00:20.69%.
00:21SpaceX shares surged 7.8% after the aerospace company reported its first profit as a public company.
00:29Investors' sentiment received an additional boost after Elon Musk said a potential merger between SpaceX and Tesla would be a
00:38good idea.
00:39Supermicro Computer also rallied 9.6% after forecasting quarterly revenue and profit margins.
00:46Above Wall Street's expectations, reinforcing confidence that demand for AI infrastructure remains resilient.
00:54Well, you know, we saw the AI strength start with the semiconductors, then go to the hyperscalers, and it is
01:01certainly this rolling wave of who is maturing their innovation and their business model within the AI innovation.
01:11I don't think anyone questions the big arc, you know, with a sea change that's coming with AI.
01:19But investors are trying to figure out month by month what sector of companies, you know, are going to benefit
01:26now and next.
01:28And I think what we may see this season is a little bit more in the industrial area where companies
01:34maybe are starting to really see some innovation and some profitability in robotics off of AI.
01:41We may see some prizes in healthcare as it starts being a core that drives business.
01:47Certainly, we will see it in the hyperscalers still.
01:50That's where we've seen it before.
01:52The earnings updates eased concerns over whether heavy spending on AI development can deliver sustainable returns.
02:00The positive outlook lifted other technologies companies, with Helut-Pakot Enterprise HPE climbing 3.7% and Dell Technologies advancing
02:095.3%.
02:10Technology emerged as the best-performing sector of the session, with the S&P 500 Information Technology Index rising 1
02:18.6%.
02:19Semiconductor stocks also joined the rally.
02:22With the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gaining 2% after a volatile few weeks, investors viewed the strong results from AI
02:30-linked companies as a sign that the broader technology sector remains on solid footing, despite recent market turbulence.
02:38However, gains were kept by weakness in communication services stocks.
02:42AT&T fell 6.5%, while T-Mobile and Verizon dropped 2.5% and 2.2%, respectively.
02:50Amid concern that SpaceX could become a stronger competitor in the telecommunications market, Netflix slid 5.3% after issuing
02:58a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter profit forecast, while Google Parent Alphabet lost 1.6%.
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