US stocks ended slightly lower as weakness in technology and semiconductor shares weighed on sentiment, even as Meta rose after reports of an AI-driven cloud expansion. Investors also tracked Fed Chair Kevin Warshs remarks that inflation risks have eased, alongside ongoing US-Iran tensions and upcoming US jobs data.

US stocks ended slightly lower as weakness in technology and semiconductor shares weighed on sentiment, even as Meta rose after reports of an AI-driven cloud expansion. Investors…

US stocks fell as semiconductor names like Micron dropped over 10%, while Meta surged nearly 9% on a new cloud AI venture and Fed Chair Warsh signaled