{"id":58460,"date":"2026-02-13T10:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-tech-sector-faces-ai-driven-sell-off\/58460\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:09:20","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-tech-sector-faces-ai-driven-sell-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-tech-sector-faces-ai-driven-sell-off\/58460\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips as Tech Sector Faces AI-Driven Sell-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (^DJI)<\/strong> experienced a significant downturn today, Friday, February 13th, 2026, dropping <strong>669.42<\/strong> points, a <strong>1.34%<\/strong> decrease. The main driver of this decline was a technology sector sell-off spurred by concerns over the disruptive power of artificial intelligence and specific corporate earnings news.<\/p>\n<p>A major catalyst for the negative sentiment was a significant drop in the stock of <strong>Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, which plunged <strong>12.67%<\/strong>. Despite reporting better-than-expected quarterly results, the company&#39;s forecast for lower-than-anticipated profitability raised concerns about rising memory-chip prices impacting margins. This news had a ripple effect across the tech industry, pulling down other major players as investors grew wary of potential AI-related disruptions to established business models.<\/p>\n<p>The tech-heavy sell-off was evident in the performance of other Dow components. <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong> saw its shares fall by <strong>5.50%<\/strong>, while <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> were also down <strong>5.06%<\/strong> and <strong>1.07%<\/strong>, respectively. The widespread nature of the decline among these tech giants underscores the market&#39;s current anxiety surrounding the long-term impacts of artificial intelligence. In contrast to the broader market trend, some consumer staples and healthcare stocks showed resilience. <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was a notable gainer, with its stock rising <strong>3.39%<\/strong>. <strong>McDonald&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>)<\/strong> also saw a positive day, with an increase of <strong>2.67%<\/strong>, as did <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>1.74%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) experienced a significant downturn today, Friday, February 13th, 2026, dropping 669.42 points, a 1.34% 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