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Wall Street Slips as Chip Rout Extends, Netflix Slides
Dow E-minis fell 352 points as chip stocks slid and Netflix forecast weaker third-quarter revenue and earnings, Reuters said.
Wall Street futures fell on Friday, July 17, 2026, as a deepening selloff in semiconductor stocks and weak guidance from Netflix pressured major indexes.
Following a blistering run that lifted indexes to record highs, investors retreated from crowded semiconductor trades as worries over the scale of AI-related spending resurfaced.
Shares of Micron Technology Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell by more than 5% each, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF dropped nearly 3%.
Netflix shares dropped more than 11% following disappointing third-quarter revenue forecasts, driving the CBOE Volatility Index to a more-than-one-week high of 18.53.
Economic data scheduled for release today includes June Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization at 9:15 a.m., followed by the University of Michigan Consumer Survey at 10:00 a.m.
Assessment doubts and geopolitical escalation hit the market at the same time. The US bombs bridges on the Persian Gulf – and Iran attacks Kuwait's power grid.