Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 14, 2026 in New York City. <\/p>\n
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Stock futures were little changed Wednesday night as the S&P 500<\/a> comes off of two consecutive days of losses.<\/p>\n Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/a> fell 36 points, or almost 0.1%. S&P 500 futures<\/a> edged 0.1% higher, and Nasdaq 100 futures<\/a> advanced 0.3% higher.<\/p>\n Late Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation<\/a> that imposes a 25% tariff on certain semiconductors<\/a>. The levy won’t apply to chips that are imported to contribute to the buildout of the U.S.’s technology supply chain, however.<\/p>\n In regular trading Wednesday, tech stocks slid and kept the major averages under pressure. The broad-market index closed the session down 0.5%, while the 30-stock Dow <\/a>shed about 42 points, or nearly 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite<\/a> fell 1%. All three indexes posted a second straight losing day.<\/p>\n Microsoft<\/a>, Meta<\/a> and Amazon<\/a> each lost more than 2%. Oracle<\/a> and Broadcom<\/a> each slid 4%, while Nvidia<\/a> dipped 1.4%. Reuters reported earlier in the day, citing individuals briefed on the matter, that Chinese customs authorities\u00a0advised customs agents<\/a>\u00a0this week that Nvidia’s H200 chips are not allowed to enter the country.<\/p>\n Banks were among the day’s biggest laggards. Wells Fargo<\/a>\u00a0lost 4.6% on Wednesday, weighing on the broader market, after the company posted weaker-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter. Citigroup<\/a> and Bank of America<\/a> both fell more than 3%.<\/p>\n “The economy remains relatively stable … underlying all of this, corporate earnings remain relatively strong, and we continue to believe that 2026 is going to be really powered by earnings versus any sort of multiple expansion from here,” said Ayako Yoshioka, portfolio consulting director at Wealth Enhancement Group, on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.”<\/p>\n “At least at these levels, the bar is relatively high, and we can see some short-term disappointments just relative to expectations, but we think that these are all buying opportunities because the economic backdrop remains relatively stable,” Yoshioka added. <\/p>\n Trump edicts weigh on stocks this week<\/p>\n Geopolitical risks continued to weigh on investor sentiment Wednesday. <\/p>\n Fears over oil supply disruptions caused by mounting tensions between the U.S. and top OPEC member Iran lifted oil prices. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled up more than 1%, but slid after Trump signaled he might not attack Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n Trump administration officials also met with Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers on Wednesday as Trump continues to push for U.S. control of Greenland. Denmark and Trump have a “fundamental disagreement” over the kingdom’s ownership of Greenland, which wasn’t resolved during the meeting, a Danish official said.<\/p>\n