The flight to safety that defined the final quarter of 2025 and persisted into January saw some relief over the past week as the market looked forward to the Magnificent Seven reporting earnings.
Investors—hopeful for a rebound after a year in which just two of the Mag 7 outperformed the S&P 500—were looking for any indication that last year’s elevated AI spending would start to bear fruit in the form of notable earnings growth.
