Why is the stock market down today? A hotter-than-expected jobs report erased any lingering hope for near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts — and the US stock market is paying a steep price for that reality check. The Dow Jones fell more than 400 points, the S&P 500 lost 1.8%, and the Nasdaq tumbled nearly 3%. AI stocks led the decline, with Nvidia, Intel, Marvell, and Broadcom losing billions in market value.

Stocks are sinking on Wall Street as big technology companies lost ground and weighed down the broader market

The selloff in shares of companies tied to AI looked poised to continue, with a swath of companies declining premarket, though Dow futures were up.