Software Stocks Crash as Walmart Hits $1 Trillion! Is this the biggest market shift of 2025? The market is showing a brutal split right now: Software stocks are getting crushed. While $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ just crossed a $1 trillion market cap, up ~14% YTD — outperforming Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon 1) What happened: software names got hit hard One of the biggest triggers behind this selloff is the market repricing how fast AI could disrupt parts of the software stack. After new developments around Anthropic’s Claude (and the broader narrative that AI tools can increasingly replace knowledge-work workflows), investors started questioning: How much of “software value” is truly defensible anymore? Damage report (single day): ~$285B market cap wiped out So
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The AI narrative just flipped. After Anthropic unveiled new automation tools aimed at legal workflows, U.S. software stocks suffered their worst selloff since April. A Goldman-tracked software index plunged 6%, while the Nasdaq 100 slid 1.6%, wiping out roughly $285B in market value across software, fintech, and asset managers. Are you bullish on Anthropic IPO? Will software continue? Buy-the-dip opportunity or not?
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