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Francesca Fontana

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WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

In its report, Oracle missed expectations for its revenue and operating income, and it raised its spending forecast, fueling investor concern that its AI aspirations will take longer to pay off.

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What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

Oracle shares sank 11% on Thursday, dragging the Nasdaq down into the red for the day and putting into stark relief how the sentiment around the brave new world of AI has shifted.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

After all, it was just back in September that Oracle posted a one-day gain of 36% as the AI trade was boosting markets to records this year.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

Then, chip designer Broadcom followed a similar trajectory on Friday after its own earnings report, in which its rapid sales growth didn't outweigh concerns over its sales forecasts and contracts backlog.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

And Broadcom's shares sank 11% on Friday.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

On a weekly basis, Oracle lost about 13%, and Broadcom lost about 7.8%.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

Last but not least, let's talk Lululemon.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

The athleisure stock has had a rough year, but on Friday, shares were riding high after the company announced the departure of its CEO and after The Wall Street Journal reported that its estranged founder is eyeing a proxy fight to address the brand's so-called loss of cool.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

Let's take a look.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

The company's U.S.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

sales have stumbled as of late, and so has its stock price.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

Year-to-date, Lululemon shares are down roughly 46% as of Friday's close, compared with the S&P 500's year-to-date gain of roughly 16%.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

But Friday's news helped the stock turn things around, at least for the day, with Lululemon shares jumping 9.6% and ending the week with a gain of 7.9%.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

And now you know what's news in markets this week.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

You can read about more stocks that moved on the week's news in The Score, my column in the Wall Street Journalist Exchange section.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

Today's show was produced by Jessica Fenton with supervising producer Jana Herron.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

I'm Francesca Fontana.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound

Have a great weekend and I'll see you next Saturday.

WSJ What’s News
What's News in Markets: Cautious Consumers, Dollar Retailers, Media Megadeal

Hey, listeners.

WSJ What’s News
What's News in Markets: Cautious Consumers, Dollar Retailers, Media Megadeal

It's Saturday, December 6th.