ANALYSIS: US tech stock tumble highlights risk of market reliance on megacaps

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
By Lewis Krauskopf and Laura Matthews | REUTERS

Turbulence in some of the biggest tech names is reminding investors of one of the major risks to the U.S. stock market’s record-setting rally: Reliance on a handful of mammoth companies to power those gains.

Investors are scrambling to understand the fallout for the artificial intelligence (AI) investment theme that has been a critical driver for stocks over the past two years after the emergence of a low-cost Chinese AI model rattled markets.

Optimism over AI has helped propel shares of chipmaker Nvidia and others of the…

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