Why Micron Stock Just Sank
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Micron ( MU -4.90% ) stock had a tough day on the market on Thursday, with the company's share price declining 4.7% in the day's trading. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite each declined 0.6% in the session. The memory chip leader's share price had been down as much as 5.3% in the session. The broader market saw bearish momentum in Thursday's trading as investors repositioned in response to macroeconomic risk factors. In addition to concerns about Treasury bond yields, oil prices, and inflation, Micron's share price was also pressured by regulatory concerns surrounding the artificial intelligence industry and news about the company's employee compensation plans. Yields on U.S. Treasury bonds are rising despite amid moves by the Treasury Department to ramp up its buybacks of government bonds. While buybacks are often a mechanism for tamping down on bond yields, that hasn't been working recently. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds hit 4.84% on Thursday -- marking the highest level since 2023. High bond yields tend to pull investment dollars out of the stock market and typically reflect a more risk-averse environment. Along with rising oil prices and concerns about the potential for hotter-than-expected inflation in this week's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, the macroeconomic picture is causing some jitters.
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