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Tech Earnings Whiplash as Fed Cools December Cut Hopes

US stocks traded in record territory for most of the week before a late fade on Big Tech earnings and cautious Fed commentary. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 touched new highs early on optimism over a US–China trade truce and blowout AI headlines, but profit-taking hit by Thursday as megacaps stumbled.