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Golden Ten Data, April 24 – U.S. stocks declined on Thursday amid choppy trading, as hopes for a swift resolution to the Iran conflict gradually faded. Meanwhile, investors are working to digest a mix of positive and negative earnings reports, and concerns about the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on the software industry have resurfaced. "We are caught between earnings season and war headlines that are unlikely to bring good news—it's like playing a game of 'musical chairs'," said Jay Hatfield, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at Infrastructure Capital Advisors. "The market has already risen significantly, and some investors are looking to reduce their positions, using the war as an excuse, which isn't necessarily a bad thing."

```htmlGolden Ten Data reported on April 24 that as Japan's earnings season kicks off, concerns over the impact of the Middle East war may lead companies to give conservative performance forecasts. According to a survey by Teikoku Databank, only 23.9% of Japanese companies expect both revenue and profit to increase in the fiscal year ending March 2027. This marks the third consecutive year that the number of companies predicting growth has declined. The survey shows that a hotel operator is worried that the escalating situation in the Middle East could trigger a vicious cycle of soaring oil prices, rising inflation, and yen depreciation, which would further push up prices.```

On April 24, after the market closed on Thursday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger stated during the earnings call that for the past few years, the focus in high-performance computing has been almost entirely on GPUs and other accelerators. In recent months, clear signs have shown that CPUs are once again becoming an indispensable foundation in the era of artificial intelligence. 'The central processing unit has now become the scheduling layer and key control plane of the entire AI technology stack. This is not just our subjective vision, but real feedback from customers, which is also reflected in the structure of product demand.' (Dongxin News)