Investors are shooting first and asking questions later as the momentum trade gets swept up by concerns that AI could disrupt established industries like insurance and wealth management.
Stock Market News, Feb. 13, 2026: Indexes Close the Week With Losses; Inflation Slows The Wall Street JournalConsumer prices rose 2.4% annually in January, less than expected CNBCStock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq gains fizzle to cap week of sharp losses as AI fears grow Yahoo FinanceGas prices fall in January, giving Americans a break at the pump
Investors are about to wrap up an unusual week in the stock market, when surprisingly strong job gains for January and an easing annual rate of consumer-price inflation failed to erase jitters about artificial intelligence's capacity to destroy industries.
