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Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF outperforms the S&P 500 in 2026, highlighting renewed investor interest in dividend-paying companies including Apple and Microsoft amid AI sector uncertainty.
Growing concerns over Microsoft’s heavy capital expenditures combined with a potential hawkish Fed shift are driving a Nasdaq selloff, raising doubts about returns on tech investments and liquidity c…
Microsoft shares fell sharply after earnings as investors doubted the impact of its AI investments, reflecting wider pessimism in the software sector while chip stocks outperform strongly this year.