Artificial-intelligence spending concerns are back. Shares in Oracle slid after the company's earnings reignited worries about aggressive spending on data centers. The Nasdaq composite fell less than ...
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U.S. stocks opened mostly lower as initial bullishness about the Federal Reserve's rate cut on Wednesday gave way to more jitters around AI plays in the wake of Oracle Corp.'s mixed earnings.