Nasdaq falls 4% and suffers worst day since April 2025 as traders flee chip stocks: Live updates

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 04, 2026 · 585 words · By Sarah Min; Sean Conlon; Lisa Kailai Han

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What to know about Market Volatility

equities tumbled Friday because of a violent sell-off for chip stocks.

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What happened

equities tumbled Friday because of a violent sell-off for chip stocks.

Why it matters

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost 4% for its biggest decline since the tariff turmoil of early 2025.

Common ground

The catalyst for the chip turn this week was unclear.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Intel and Advanced Micro Devices fell around 11%.”

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Claim 2: “The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 4.7% following Friday's losses.”

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The provided evidence for claim 6 contains general Wikipedia and website descriptions of the Nasdaq but does not mention a 4.7% weekly tumble.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nasdaq" (originally and still commonly spelled with all-capital letters as "NASDAQ") is an acronym for The "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". [8] On February 8, 1971, t…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ

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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest stock market news, stock information & quotes, data analysis reports, as well as a general overview of the market landscape from Nasdaq.
https://www.nasdaq.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Find stock quotes, interactive charts, historical information, company news and stock analysis on all public companies from Nasdaq.
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks

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Claim 3: “Marvell Technology dropped more than 16% Friday.”

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No evidence was found after searching for Marvell Technology's specific price movements on Friday.

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Claim 4: “Shares in Broadcom were nearly 8% lower after tumbling more than 12% on Thursday.”

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No evidence was found after searching for Broadcom's specific price movements on those days.

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Claim 5: “The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost 4% for its biggest decline since the tariff turmoil of early 2025.”

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Multiple web search results from June 2026 report that the Nasdaq Composite lost 4% and that this was its biggest decline since early 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the largest daily changes in the Nasdaq Composite from 1971.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_daily_changes_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NASDAQ futures are financial futures which launched on June 21, 1999. It is the financial contract futures that allow an investor to hedge with or speculate on the future value of various components o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ_futures

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NYSE Composite is a stock market index covering all common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange, including American depositary receipts, real estate investment trusts, tracking stocks, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYSE_Composite

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Claim 6: “the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payrolls increased by 172,000 in May”

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Claim 7: “The iShares Semiconductor ETF dropped 10% for its worst day since March 2020.”

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The provided evidence for claim 7 only describes what iShares is and does not provide specific price action or percentage drops for the Semiconductor ETF on a specific date.

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web search NEUTRAL — iShares is a collection of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and index mutual funds managed by BlackRock, which acquired the brand and business from Barclays in 2009.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IShares

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover iShares by BlackRock, the top ETF provider offering access to stocks, bonds, and more. Start investing and unlock diverse investment opportunities.
https://www.ishares.com/us

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the full list of iShares ETFs here. Use these low cost, tax efficient funds to strengthen the core of your portfolio.
https://www.ishares.com/us/products/etf-investments

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Claim 8: “the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 695.15 points, or 1.35%, settling at 50,866.78.”

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Two separate web search results (dated Oct 4, 2024 and Mar 5, 2026, both citing Yahoo Finance for June 5) confirm the Dow Jones closed at 50,866.78, down 695.15 points or 1.35%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a United States stock market index. Since first closing at 62.76 on February 16, 1885, the Dow Jones Industrial…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_Dow_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1896. Compare to the list of largest daily changes in the S&P 500 Index.
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Claim 9: “largest IPO ever in SpaceX next week. Already set to go public at a valuation of $1.77 trillion”

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Claim 10: “The S&P 500 lost more than 2% on the week for its first negative week in 10.”

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A Morningstar report from June 5, 2026, confirms the S&P 500 fell 2.59% for the week and that this 'snaps a nine-week winning streak', meaning it was the first negative week in 10.

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web search NEUTRAL — Milestone changes · October 19, 1987: S&P 500 registers its largest daily percentage loss, falling 20.47 percent. · February 5, 2018: After months of low ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 27, 2026 ... At least three of those weeks registered declines exceeding 5%, with the weeks of March 13 and March 20 each exceeding 10%. The speed was ...
https://icfs.com/specialists-desk/sp-500-weekly-drops-5-or-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... The S&P 500 sank 2.6%, its biggest one-day drop since October 10, when the Trump administration threatened to impose a 100% tariff on imported ...
https://www.facebook.com/WTKR3/posts/the-us-stock-market-had…

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Claim 11: “The S&P 500 dropped 2.64% and ended at 7,383.74”

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Three independent web search results (dated March 30, June 5, and June 5, 2026) all confirm the S&P 500 dropped 2.64% and closed at 7,383.74.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly fol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500

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Claim 12: “The iShares Semiconductor ETF is still up 79% on the year”

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Claim 13: “The blue-chip index closed at a record Thursday.”

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While the general index data is present, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms that the Dow closed at a record high on the Thursday preceding the Friday event.

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Claim 14: “Micron Technology... was down 13% after dropping 8% on Thursday.”

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Claim 15: “80,000 jobs that economists polled by Dow Jones had expected to be added”

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Claim 16: “The 10-year yield jumped above 4.5%, while the 30-year yield advanced above 5%”

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Claim 17: “The Nasdaq lost 4.18% and closed at 25,709.43 for its biggest drop going back to April 2025.”

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A web search result from June 5, 2026, explicitly states the Nasdaq Composite fell 4.18% to close at 25,709.43. Another source confirms it was the biggest daily fall since early 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nasdaq Stock Market (formerly National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange by market capitalization and the firs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nasdaq, Inc. ( NAZ-dak) is an American multinational financial services corporation providing data, analytics, software, exchange capabilities, and advisory services to corporate clients, investment …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq,_Inc.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nasdaq-100 (ticker symbol: NDX) is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is a modified capi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100

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Claim 18: “Colgate-Palmolive added 4%, and Coca-Cola was up more than 3%. Johnson & Johnson was up 2%.”

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Claim 19: “bitcoin tumbled below $60,000 for the first time since late 2024.”

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