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AMD Shares Fall Six Percent Amid Tech Selloff and AI Slowdown Warnings
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F-Secure reported that 84% of people worry AI is making it harder to know what is real online, 44% are wary of using AI, and only 17% are ready to let an AI agent act on their behalf.
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AMD Silo AI senior director Jaakko Vainio said the goal is not to send more events to the largest models, but to handle each event as close to the user as possible; lower-risk tasks can run locally on Ryzen AI chips, while more complex work can use EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs in private or cloud environments.
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The technology selloff was accompanied by a separate oil and monetary-policy shock: Brent crude rose above $108 after Saudi Arabia’s main east-west pipeline was knocked out for weeks, while traders put the odds of a Federal Reserve rate increase on Wednesday near 89%.
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AMD’s technical indicators included specific support and resistance levels: support was identified at $487.68 near the Ichimoku Kijun line, resistance at $491.13, and a further downside level at $472.14 if selling resumed.
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Monday’s decline followed a 3.4% drop in the prior week, but AMD was still up 141% from the start of the year, underscoring how sharply the stock had risen before the recent pullback.
AMD shares fell roughly 5% to 6% on Monday as investors dumped semiconductor stocks over fears that AI executives' calls to slow model development could hurt data-center spending. Yahoo Finance reported the decline was part of a broader tech selloff affecting Nvidia, Intel, Micron, and Arm. Higher Treasury yields and stretched AI valuations added pressure on growth stocks.
Despite the drop, AMD remains well above its 200-day moving average and has gained 141% since the start of the year. Watch List News noted the stock traded as low as $480.33 and last traded at $493.41 after insider selling activity. Near-term weakness looms with the stock trading below its 50-day average and mixed momentum indicators.
AI Development Slowdown Spooks Investors
Tech stocks tumbled Monday on concern that leading AI executives are pushing to curb frontier-model development. Yahoo Finance reported the selloff centered on semiconductor companies because slower AI progress could dampen the pace of data-center and infrastructure spending. The worry: fewer chips ordered if companies hit pause on building massive AI models.
AMD and F-Secure Team Up on AI Security
AMD announced a partnership with F-Secure to improve AI security by routing tasks based on risk. Guru Focus explained that lower-risk jobs can run locally on Ryzen AI chips, while complex work uses EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs in private or cloud environments. Jaakko Vainio, senior director at AMD Silo AI, said the goal is handling each event close to the user, not sending more work to giant models.
User Concerns About AI Authenticity and Control
F-Secure's survey revealed deep wariness about artificial intelligence. The firm found 84% of people worry AI makes it harder to know what is real online. Guru Focus reported 44% are cautious about using AI at all, and only 17% trust an AI agent to act on their behalf. These concerns underpin the new security partnership's focus on keeping sensitive tasks local.
Oil Shock and Rate-Hike Odds Amplify Market Jitters
AMD's decline came amid broader market stress. Yahoo Finance noted Brent crude jumped above $108 after Saudi Arabia's main east-west pipeline was damaged and knocked out for weeks. Traders also pushed the odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike on Wednesday near 89%, adding uncertainty that weighed on growth stocks like AMD.
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