In trading on Oct. 10, the main U.S. stock index, the S&amp;P 500, was down 2% at the moment, the Dow Jones Industrial was down 1.3% and the Nasdaq Composite was losing about 2.5%. The "Magnificent Seven" stock index tracked by Bloomberg lost about 2.3%, and the VIX volatility index, known as a gauge of Wall Street fear, soared 35% to above 22 points. A level above 20 points is considered psychologically important for the VIX: a value less than that suggests low volatility.

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Inflated valuations of AI stocks and a threat to the independence of the US Federal Reserve could lead to a sharp correction in markets, the UK regulator has warned

Goldman believes it is too early to sound the alarm about the AI bubble. The Bank of England disagrees

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

UBS Group AG

Morgan Stanley

Freedom Holdings Corp.

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Oracle Corporation

Strong employment data and revised estimates of US GDP growth for the second quarter cooled investor optimism a bit

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Analysts of the bank identified events that may cause sharp movements of quotations in the nearest future

Goldman Sachs has warned of volatility in October. It has advice for investors

Morningstar strategist Amy Hernot <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/markets/what-7-key-indicators-are-saying-about-market">has compiled a</a> list of seven market indicators that investors should keep an eye on. Predicting macroeconomic indicators is almost pointless: It's almost impossible to predict the direction of interest rates, economic growth, exchange rates or inflation, much less understand how it will affect investments, Ernot said.

Morningstar's seven key market indicators: what investors should watch for

Bank of America Corporation

The index has changed a lot and it is impossible to apply criteria from the 1990s or 2000s to it, the bank believes

Not a bubble, but the "new normal": why BofA doesn't expect a US stock market crash

Micron Technology, Inc.

Seagate Technology Holdings plc

Western Digital Corporation

In 2025, the unexpected favorites of the US stock market are the "old" technology companies - Seagate, Western Digital and Micron, whose shares soared by at least 90% amid the hype around AI. Their products - hard disks and memory - although they look boring to investors, are critical for training large language models that require huge amounts of data. Now these securities remain relatively undervalued by multiples, and Wall Street is generally optimistic about them, although the growth rate of quotations is ahead of analysts' forecasts. At the same time, some experts advise to fix profits and warn of risks: the rally, according to them, may be a reflection of market overheating and a possible bubble.

"Boring" IT stocks have suddenly become growth leaders. Why is the advice to sell sounding?

Intel Corporation

NVIDIA Corporation

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Three major U.S. stock indices hit records in trading on September 18, a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/frs-ssa-vpervye-v-2025-godu-snizila-stavku-cto-budet-s-akciami">cut</a> interest rates for the first time this year. Investors were buoyed on Thursday by a deal between Nvidia and Intel, under the terms of which the former <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/nvidia-investiruet-v-intel-5-mlrd-v-ramkah-ii-sotrudnicestva-akcii-intel-vzleteli">will invest</a> $5 billion in the latter.

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