Alphabet's big spending plans surprised Wall Street. The news should soothe investors worried about last week's DeepSeek shakeup disrupting the AI narrative.

Nvidia was gaining early on Wednesday after Google-parent Alphabet committed to spending on artificial-intelligence infrastructure and rival Advanced Micro Devices’ AI chip revenue disappointed. Nvidia shares were up 0.

Stocks are struggling for direction today, and one sector that represents this choppiness is blue-chip drugmakers. Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) are both making outsized moves -- in opposite directions -- with the only common thread the ramped up option activity in response.

By Kanchana Chakravarty and Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) -Advanced Micro Devices shares tumbled 8% on Wednesday after the company's AI chip revenue failed to meet analysts' high expectations, underscoring its struggle to grab market share from well-entrenched market leader Nvidia.

AMD did not break out a specific revenue number or forecast for its AI chips, a move that is bothering investors.

By Kanchana Chakravarty and Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) -Advanced Micro Devices shares tumbled more than 10% on Wednesday after the company's AI chip revenue failed to meet lofty expectations, reinforcing its struggles to grab market share from well-entrenched market leader Nvidia.