<div id="readability-page-1"><div><div>                                                                                                                                                <p>Buy-and-hold investors who thought that the Magnificent Seven stocks would offer stability need to exercise caution.</p><p>Stock markets are rewarding companies that spend heavily on artificial intelligence hardware while cutting staff. Markets equate business growth to buying computer hardware. They assume that quarterly expenses fall with a lower payroll. However, AI chips have ongoing costs, while letting go of experienced staff risks the loss of institutional knowledge.</p><p>According to Reuters, Meta Platforms (META) will start its companywide layoffs on May 20. Around 8,000, or 10% of Meta’s global staff, will kick off the job cut cycle. It will cut more jobs in the second half of 2026.</p><p>META stock bottomed in the low $500s in late March to close at $688.55.</p><p>Tesla (TSLA) will suffer from falling EV sales in the U.S. market. Although Canada introduced a tax credit to increase affordability, the U.S. market is bigger. CEO Elon Musk hyped self-driving software, robots (“Optimus”), AI chips, and the cyber cab as growth catalysts. However, Tesla does not have final products on the market in those segments.</p><p>Microsoft (MSFT) bottomed at around $360, closing at $422.79 on April 17. CoPilot, powered by OpenAI, faces severe competition from Anthropic. Any advancements in Anthropic and Alphabet’s (GOOG) Gemini would hurt CoPilot AI subscription sales. Microsoft needs that sales growth to offset its heavy capital expenditures this year.<br/></p></div></div></div>

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<p>Investors should be cautious with the Magnificent Seven stocks as market dynamics shift. Companies investing heavily in AI hardware while reducing staff may face risks, including loss of institutional knowledge. Meta Platforms plans to lay off 10% of its workforce starting May 20, while Tesla struggles with declining EV sales despite potential growth from AI initiatives. Microsoft faces competition for its CoPilot AI, which could impact sales growth needed to manage high capital expenditures. Recent stock prices show fluctuations, with META at $688.55 and MSFT at $422.79.</p>

- Buy-and-hold investors are advised to exercise caution regarding the Magnificent Seven stocks, as market trends favor companies heavily investing in AI while reducing staff.  
- Meta Platforms will begin layoffs affecting about 10% of its workforce on May 20, while Tesla faces declining EV sales despite hype around new technologies.  
- Microsoft experiences competition in AI with threats to its CoPilot product, which could impact its needed sales growth amidst significant capital expenditures.

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