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title: 'Markets Midday: Record Highs For Dow and S&P 500, AMD Slumps Amid AI Worries, Shopify Soars 8-5-2026'
source: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7VNRNqC-UI'
video_id: 'y7VNRNqC-UI'
date: 2026-10-27
duration_sec: 107
channel: 'CNBC Television'
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# Markets Midday: Record Highs For Dow and S&P 500, AMD Slumps Amid AI Worries, Shopify Soars 8-5-2026

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## Summary

The transcript, titled 'Markets Midday: Record Highs For Dow and S&P 500, AMD Slumps Amid AI Worries, Shopify Soars 8-5-2026', provides a brief market update. It reports that the Dow and S&P 500 have reached record highs for a fifth consecutive day, driven by a strong earnings season. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq is fluctuating after a strong week, and there are notable moves in individual stocks, with AMD dropping significantly and Shopify surging.

### Key Points

- **Dow and S&P 500 Hit Record Highs** [00:05] — The Dow and S&P 500 are seeing a fifth straight day of gains, with the Dow adding 434 points to reach 54,520. The S&P 500 is up 0.1%, while the Nasdaq is slightly down. The rally is partly attributed to the strong earnings season.
- **Strong Earnings Season Driven by AI Hyperscalers** [00:44] — A parade of companies are beating expectations. 86% are beating on EPS, with a 47% year-over-year growth rate, marking seven consecutive quarters of double-digit growth. The winners are the AI hyperscalers like Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, who are monetizing their AI spending.
- **AMD Slumps Amid AI Spending Concerns** [01:09] — The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are on pace for their best months, and the Dow is on track for its best week since April 2025. However, AMD is the biggest loser among Nasdaq 100 stocks, down more than 6%, as investors were not convinced by its earnings report that AI spending is accelerating revenue growth.
- **Shopify Soars on Upbeat Earnings** [01:25] — Shopify is one of the day's big winners, leading the Nasdaq 100 with a nearly 18% gain. It reported better-than-expected profit and revenue, which helped alleviate worries about its level of AI spending.

## Transcript

earning season is among the factors sending the Dow and S&P 500 to a fifth straight day of gains and another set of record highs. The Nasdaq is moving between gains and losses, but that follows four days of gains and jumps of
follows four days of gains and jumps of more than 2% both Monday and Tuesday. more than 2% both Monday and Tuesday. The Dow adding 434 points at 54,520. The S&P 500 seven points higher or a tenth of 1%. The Nasdaq dipping lower by
tenth of 1%. The Nasdaq dipping lower by 25 points or a tenth of 1%. Sylvia Jablonski, Chief Investment Officer at Defiance ETFs, says it's the parade of going. >> 86% are are are beating on EPS, 47%
year-over-year growth rate, which is, you know, seven consecutive quarters of double digits here. And who's winning? It's the AI hyper-scalers. So, not mag seven, not just AI, not just chips, but the AI hyper-scalers. And so, these are
the companies that are actually spending a lot of money on AI. They're companies like Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, but they're monetizing on it. >> And as we hit the midpoint of the week, the S&P and Nasdaq are on pace for their
months, while the Dow is on track for its best week since April of 2025. Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices is the biggest loser among Nasdaq 100 stocks, down more than 6%. Investors didn't see enough in AMD's latest earnings report
to convince them that booming AI spending is accelerating AMD's revenue growth. E-commerce software firm Shopify is one of the day's big winners, leading the Nasdaq 100 with a nearly 18% gain. It reported better than expected profit
and revenue for its latest quarter. That helped wipe out worries over its level of artificial intelligence spending. Peter Shacknow, CNBC.