Has AI Made S&P 500 Index Funds Too Dangerous to Touch?
The S&P 500 has become overexposed to the AI industry.


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The S&P 500 has become overexposed to the AI industry.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.66% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX )…

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), which measures the price of 30-day options on the S&P 500 Index, fell to as low as 14.1.

Marvell rose in premarket trading after S&P Global said the AI chipmaker would join the S&P 500 on June 22.

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