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Caterpillar is writing history in the Dow, crossing the one-thousand dollar threshold to become one of just two components trading above that level. The industrial giant is leading the index year-to-date, riding a broad rally in industrials that has Wall Street taking notice of the old-economy names once again.
Shifting to tech, Alphabet is on pace for its worst single session in roughly a year after consecutive high-profile departures from its artificial intelligence research ranks rattled investor confidence. The exits are raising hard questions about Google's ability to retain top AI talent at a moment when the competitive stakes in that space could not be higher.
Meanwhile, Super Micro is moving in the opposite direction, leading S&P five hundred gainers on the strength of its deepening partnership with Nvidia. The server maker is posting its best stretch in twelve months, with investors betting that proximity to Nvidia's AI infrastructure buildout translates directly into sustained revenue momentum for Super Micro going forward.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
