U.S. Stocks Finish Lower Amid Concerns About AI Spending

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The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Plus: Broadcom slid after its latest earnings report. And Bank of America hit an all-time stock price for the first time in 19 years. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.7	brief for Friday, December 12th. I'm Danny Lewis for the Wall Street Journal.
0:39.5	U.S. stocks finished lower today as renewed concerns about the artificial intelligence boom
0:43.5	weighed on the technology sector. The NASDAQ composite fell 1.7%, while the S&P 500 lost about 1%.
0:50.8	And the Dow Industrials declined 24 246 points or about half a percent.
0:56.5	For the week, the NASDAQ and S&P 500 both lost ground, while the Dow stayed in the green,
1:02.2	bolstered by the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut on Wednesday.
1:06.0	Among individual companies, Broadcom shares slid 11.4%. The chipmaker released earnings that sparked
1:12.2	questions about its sales forecasts, contracts backlog, and anticipated future margins.
1:18.1	Lulu Lemon shares jumped 9.6%. The Athletic Gearmaker announced its chief executive officer
1:23.6	will step down in January, following pressure from the company's founder to reverse a
1:27.5	loss of brand appeal. Shares of cannabis companies, Tilray brands, and canopy growth surged 44% and
1:34.7	about 54% respectively, following reports that suggested President Trump plans to loosen federal
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