Daily Market Coverage Feb. 24, 2026 9AM-11AM (ET) | Yahoo Finance

Viral research report triggers tech sell-off

A Satrini Research report questioning whether AI is 'so bullish it's bearish' sparked a steep decline in software stocks, with IBM plunging 13% for its worst day in years.

Investors rotate toward tangible capex sectors

Schwab's Omar Aguilar noted investors are shifting positioning toward energy, materials, and industrials—sectors with difficult-to-replicate assets that benefit from AI productivity gains.

Free cash flow key to identifying AI winners

Aguilar advised focusing on companies with significant free cash flow generation to distinguish those that will expand margins from those facing consolidation or extinction.

Meta commits to massive AMD chip deployment

Meta agreed to use up to six gigawatts of AMD GPUs for its AI data centers in a deal valued at double-digit billions of dollars.

Meta could become AMD's largest shareholder

The agreement allows Meta to take a 10% equity stake in AMD if certain milestones are reached, which would make it the chipmaker's largest shareholder.

Deal follows similar Nvidia partnership

The AMD agreement comes one week after Meta announced a similar partnership with Nvidia as part of its $135 billion capital expenditure plan for 2026.

Private credit shows cracks from AI lending boom

The AI capital expenditure boom drove $100 billion in financing through private credit and CLOs, creating risky low-quality tranches now showing rising default rates.

Blue Owl sell-off signals broader concerns

Shares of private credit giant Blue Owl declined amid fears of spillover exposure to software companies, echoing warnings from JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon.

New tariffs create policy uncertainty

President Trump's new 10% tariffs took effect Tuesday despite a recent Supreme Court ruling, creating earnings uncertainty reminiscent of the 'Liberation Day' volatility from 2025.

Home Depot beats on pro business strength

Home Depot topped fourth quarter earnings expectations despite declining sales, driven by its professional contractor segment and recent SRS acquisition.

Novo Nordisk slashes drug prices 50%

The pharmaceutical giant announced plans to cut US list prices for Wegovy and Ozempic by up to 50% next year amid intensifying competition from Eli Lilly.

Yahoo Finance partners with Coinbase

Yahoo Finance will integrate Coinbase's real-time crypto market data and introduce trade buttons linking to Coinbase for over 360 crypto tickers.