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Tech stock sell-off, Oct 30, 2026
By The Trends Incoming team
The S&P 500 fell about 1.8% on Fri Oct 30, its worst day since June, as AI spending worries hit tech. Intel dropped 28.6%. What happened, per AP. Not financial advice.
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Tech sell-off: S&P's worst day since June
The S&P 500 fell about 1.8% Friday, the Nasdaq 2.9%, and Intel plunged 28.6% on a weak forecast, per AP. AI spending worries drove it. Not financial advice.
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The quick version
Tech stocks had a rough Friday. The S&P 500 fell about 1.8% on October 30 for its worst day since June, the Nasdaq dropped 2.9% and the Dow lost 1.1%, the Associated Press reported (via CBC News). The worry: whether hundreds of billions of dollars in AI spending will pay off. Not financial advice.
| S&P 500 | About -1.8%, worst day since June |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq | -2.9% |
| Dow | -1.1% |
| Intel | -28.6%, its worst drop since 1974, on a weak profit forecast |
| Nvidia | -4.2% |
| Amazon | -1.4%; free cash flow of -$42.4 billion over 12 months |
| Gainers | ExxonMobil +2.2%, Chevron +1.8%, Mondelez +3.9%, Colgate-Palmolive +2.3% |
| 10-year Treasury yield | 4.93% |
What happened
Intel led the way down after giving a fourth-quarter profit forecast below analysts' expectations. CEO Lip-Bu Tan pointed to pressure on PCs, per AP via CBC. A day earlier, Alphabet fell more than 12%, its worst day on record. "We're moving out of the hopes and dreams phase of the AI trade and into the 'show me' phase," Joe Tigay of Equity Armor Investments said in a note quoted by AP.
Not everything fell
Outside tech, some big names rose, AP reported: ExxonMobil gained 2.2%, Chevron 1.8%, Mondelez 3.9% and Colgate-Palmolive 2.3%. Crypto stocks tumbled after a hack at Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, and bitcoin fell toward $77,000.
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Quick answers
Why did tech stocks fall on October 30, 2026?
Worries that massive AI spending won't pay off quickly, plus Intel's weak forecast, per AP. Intel fell 28.6% and Nvidia 4.2%.
How much did the S&P 500 fall on October 30, 2026?
About 1.8%, its worst day since June. The Nasdaq fell 2.9% and the Dow 1.1%.
Is this financial advice?
No. This page explains news coverage and is information only.
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