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5 min readA hotter-than-expected inflation reading has rattled the stock market, triggering a broad tech sell-off that has hit even companies reporting record earnings. The sell-off is the dominant market story, but the episode also covers UBS considering a move out of Switzerland over new capital rules, the expansion of Israel’s military footprint in Gaza, a Trump administration investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar’s citizenship, and the formation of a new California Gig Workers Union.
Tech Stocks Slide Despite Strong Earnings
The market’s recent calm has been shattered. Finance editor Alex Frankos explains that while the market is still near record highs, driven by AI excitement, the sell-off was triggered by an inflation reading that came in hotter than expected. This caused investors to raise their expectations for the Fed to raise interest rates, which particularly hit AI companies that carry a lot of debt. The sell-off is indiscriminate, with major names like CoreWeave, Nvidia, and Micron all falling in off-hours trading. South Korea’s tech-heavy index dropped 7%, and European AI stocks including STMicro, Infineon, and even ASML—which reported gangbuster earnings—tumbled in early trade.
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- 1 (00:32) **Tech Sell-Off Deepens Amid Hot Inflation and AI Jitters** - Stocks fall broadly as a higher-than-expected inflation reading spooks markets and raises worries that AI expectations have run too far.
- 2 (03:13) **TSMC Posts Record Quarterly Profit, Anthropic Revenue Surges** - Two AI bellwethers report blockbuster results that contrast with the broader market pessimism.
- 3 (03:52) **India's Jio Platforms Plans $3 Billion+ IPO** - The telecom giant, controlled by one of Asia's richest people, could see the country's largest-ever listing.
- 4 (04:27) **UBS Considers Leaving Switzerland Over Punitive Capital Rules** - The bank is exploring a move to the US to escape tougher "too big to fail" regulations proposed by Swiss lawmakers.
- 5 (07:54) **Special Bonus Episode Preview** - A heads-up about an upcoming deep dive into how Wall Street trading and deal-making are powering bank results, coming at midday.
- 6 (08:59) **Israel Expands Military Footprint in Gaza Ahead of Elections** - With elections less than two weeks away, Israel has fortified its presence in Gaza, controlling roughly 70% of the enclave.
- 7 (12:06) **Trump Administration Investigates Rep. Ilhan Omar, Seeks to Strip Citizenship** - Federal agents searched Omar's DC home, and authorities are probing her family's immigration paperwork from 1995.
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Show Notes
A.M. Edition for Oct. 15. Wednesday’s tech selloff is poised to continue even as Anthropic and TSMC report blockbuster revenues. WSJ finance editor Alex Frangos says that what had been a relatively placid stock market is now facing threats from all sides. Plus, UBS mulls leaving Switzerland over proposed new capital requirements. And WSJ’s Anat Peled provides a glimpse inside Gaza where Israel’s military is expanding its footprint just weeks ahead of Israeli elections. Luke Vargas hosts.
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