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News articleYahoo Finance· February 27, 2026

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink after hot PPI inflation print, indexes on track for monthly losses

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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink after hot PPI inflation print, indexes on track for monthly losses US stocks sank on Friday after a measure of wholesale inflation came in hotter than expected and Block's (XYZ) surprise shakeup turned the spotlight on AI disruption risks…
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  • MidCap's software exposure is meaningfully lower than the broader BDC industry at only 11.4% of portfolio, with a portfolio relatively resilient to AI-related risks

    80% confidence
  • We are entering a new phase where frontier AI moves from research into daily use at global scale, with leadership defined by who can scale infrastructure fast enough

    80% confidence
  • Block expects gross profit growth of 18% year over year in 2026

    80% confidence
  • Anthropic cannot in good conscience accede to Pentagon's request for full use of AI models

    80% confidence
  • Tariff refund process will have to get litigated and could take years

    80% confidence
  • Block expects adjusted operating income of $3.20 billion or 26% margin in 2026

    80% confidence
  • Progress has been made in US-Iran talks despite remaining far apart on key redline issues

    80% confidence
  • AI is enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company

    80% confidence
  • Market instability, concerns over federal funds rate, and higher federal debt levels should keep term premium elevated and put a floor on how low longer term yields could go

    80% confidence
  • Block is reducing its organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000, with over 4,000 people being asked to leave

    80% confidence
  • Rotation is the lifeblood of a bull market

    80% confidence

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