{"id":345218,"date":"2026-07-17T16:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=345218"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:55:55","slug":"ai-slump-pressures-markets-oil-spikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/ai-slump-pressures-markets-oil-spikes\/","title":{"rendered":"AI slump pressures markets, oil spikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ongoing sell-off in AI stocks accelerated with China unveiling&nbsp;its Moonshot model which is challenging&nbsp;American models and rattling American investors. Negative sentiment sent the Nasdaq down 1.4% on Friday and nearly 3% lower for the week. Meanwhile, the S&amp;P sank 1.01% for the day and fell 1.55% over the week, and the Dow shed 0.77% on Friday and lost nearly 1% for the week. The TSX fared relatively better, down 0.22% for the session&nbsp;and was modestly negative for the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key names in New York: <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/NVDA-Q\">Nvidia<\/a> -2.21%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/INTC-Q\">Intel<\/a> -2%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ISRG-Q\">Intuitive Surgical<\/a> -14.15% and the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/SMH-N\">SMH<\/a> semis ETF -2.18%. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/NFLX-Q\">Netflix<\/a> tumbled 7.26% after beating\u00a0profits, but disappointing\u00a0in outlook. In Toronto: <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BB-T\">BlackBerry<\/a> -1.87%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CNQ-T\">CNQ<\/a> 2.03%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/MDA-T\">MDA Space<\/a> -4.08%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/SJ-T\">Stella-Jones<\/a> -3.69% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/WDO-T\">Wesdome Gold<\/a> 4.2%. Energy rallied the most while tech lagged the furthest as only four sectors rose. Silver gained 0.8% to US$55.85, gold added US$33 to US$4,010 and WTI leapt 4.2% to US$82.25 as war raged between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. 10-year yield declined to 4.553%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f4be; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/NVDA-Q\">NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)<\/a> -2.21%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f4be; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/INTC-Q\">Intel (INTC)<\/a> -2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f9eb; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ISRG-Q\">Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG)<\/a> -14.15%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f9ec; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/SMH-N\">HOLDRs Semiconductor (SMH)<\/a> -2.18%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f4fa; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/NFLX-Q\">Netflix Inc. 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Negative sentiment sent the Nasdaq down 1.4% on Friday and nearly 3% lower for the week. 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