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A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after fears of disruption from artificial intelligence spooked investors, leading to a broad-based sell-off.
Shares of home appliances manufacturer Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR)
jumped 7.1% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings that beat profit expectations and provided an optimistic forecast for 2026.
Shares of professional staffing firm Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) fell 5.7% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter results that missed profit expectations, overshadowing a slight revenue beat. The company’s revenue for the quarter came in at $332 million, a 3.4% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, though this was slightly ahead of analyst expectations. The main concern for investors was the company's profitability. Kforce’s GAAP earnings per share were $0.30, a figure that fell 35.6% short of consensus estimates. This earnings miss was coupled with a significant decrease in the company's operating margin, which dropped to 2.6% from 4.5% a year earlier, pointing to ongoing profitability pressures.
Shares of digital payments platform PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) fell 19.8% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that missed Wall Street's expectations for both revenue and earnings. The digital payments company posted revenue of $8.68 billion, a 3.7% increase year on year, but this fell short of analyst estimates of $8.78 billion. Its adjusted earnings per share of $1.23 also missed the consensus forecast of $1.29. While PayPal's pre-tax profit margin improved by 1.9 percentage points from the same quarter last year to 18.8%, the top- and bottom-line misses overshadowed this improvement. The report was broadly seen as weak, with the company failing to meet investor expectations and struggling to show strong momentum, leading to a significant sell-off in the stock.
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Shares of cloud security and performance company Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) fell 8.5% in the afternoon session after fears of disruption from artificial intelligence spooked investors, leading to a broad-based sell-off. The market witnessed a "basket-style reaction," a term for when investors reduce exposure to an entire segment without differentiating between individual company business models. The negative sentiment was widespread, pulling down all of the Magnificent Seven stocks and sending the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector down nearly 3%.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after fears of disruption from artificial intelligence spooked investors, leading to a broad-based sell-off. The market witnessed a "basket-style reaction," a term for when investors reduce exposure to an entire segment without differentiating between individual company business models. The negative sentiment was widespread, pulling down all of the Magnificent Seven stocks and sending the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector down nearly 3%.
