Hotter-than-expected inflation data sent the Nasdaq to a sharply lower close on Wednesday, with worries about more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve pummeling shares of Oracle, CoreWeave and other AI stocks sensitive to higher borrowing costs.
Increased bets that the Fed will hike rates further to tame inflation dealt a sharp blow to some of the market's biggest gainers of 2026. Oracle, CoreWeave and Nebius all tumbled.