Stocks on Wall Street plunged on Friday as Broadcom’s latest results added to concerns about an AI-fueled bubble, dampening optimism stoked by the Federal Reserve’s less-hawkish-than-expected signals on 2026 rate cuts.

In recent trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 200 points, or 0.5%, to 48,462. The S&P 500 dropped 1.1%, and the Nasdaq lost 420 points, or 1.8%.

The blue-chip index had risen nearly 200 points to 48,886, a new all-time intraday record.

Despite less-hawkish signals on 2026 rate cuts, all three major indexes fell on Friday. AP

Broadcom slid more than 10% after the chipmaker warned of slimmer future margins on its AI system sales, despite projecting strong quarterly revenue.

This sharpened worries about the profitability of surging AI investments.

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