The Dividend Cafe
The Dividend Cafe
The Bahnsen Group
Thursday - June 4, 2026
8 minutes Posted Jun 4, 2026 at 8:48 pm.
Welcome and Market Recap
Semiconductor Selloff
AI Capex Boom
Valuations and Fundamentals
Active Management Case
Economic Calendar Check
Sign Off and Disclosures
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Brian Szytel recaps a market recovery day after a prior sell-off, with the Dow up 874 points, the S&P modestly higher, and the Nasdaq slightly lower due to a broad semiconductor decline led by a major custom AI chipmaker falling about 15% despite revenue growth of roughly 200% year over year, as guidance failed to meet lofty expectations. He puts the AI boom in context, citing about $1 trillion in annual hyperscaler and global AI capex—far exceeding the late-1990s fiber buildout pace—and notes additional spending needed in utilities to power data centers, emphasizing the U.S. lead in capital and scale. He warns that parabolic charts and IPOs priced at extreme revenue multiples require discipline, and argues this environment favors active management and diversified allocations beyond AI stocks. He also notes higher-than-expected initial jobless claims (225k vs. 215k) and a downward revision to U.S. productivity (0.3 from ~0.6).
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