US stocks close mixed: S&P 500 falls, Nasdaq drops 1.3%, Dow Jones gains on industrial strength

US stocks close mixed: S&P 500 falls, Nasdaq drops 1.3%, Dow Jones gains on industrial strength

Micron sealed a multi-year memory deal with Anthropic, co-investing in Series H with next-gen HBM co-design. The partnership signals vertical consolidation in AI supply as foundation models scale, positioning Micron in a critical market bottleneck.