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Advanced Micro Devices' partnership with OpenAI opens up numerous opportunities. In today's video, I discuss recent updates affecting Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD 5.29%) and other AI stocks. To learn more, check out the short video, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.
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Stock market today: Dow rebounds on surprise CPI inflation data; AI stock surges on earnings (live coverage)
Dow Jones futures and the other major stock indexes extended their early gains Thursday, as Wall Street reacted to cooler-than-expected inflation data. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence leader Micron Technology MU surged on the stock market today after the firm's strong earnings report.
Continued AI adoption and capex spending are likely to fuel further gains, but investors should be aware that a bubble may develop down the road.
*Stock prices used were the after-market prices of Dec. 17, 2025. The video was published on Dec. 17, 2025.
Wednesday's selloff in shares of Oracle was being identified as the main factor triggering declines in all three major U.S. stock indexes, by reviving worries about AI spending.
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The "Magnificent Seven" stocks have been the primary driver of this market power concentration. Those seven companies — Microsoft ( MSFT ), Amazon ( AMZN ), Alphabet ( GOOGL ), Meta ( META ), Tesla ( TSLA ), Nvidia ( NVDA ), and Apple ( AAPL) — are essentially powering the artificial intelligence boom.
However, Alphabet has long benefited from a massive level of liquidity and considerable free cash flows. In late 2024, it pledged to spend $75 billion on capital expenditures (capex) in 2025, later raising that to the $91 billion-$93 billion range.