Democratic midterm election landslide raises AI investment concerns, global stock markets plunge
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After a landslide Democratic victory in the US midterm elections, markets worried that the AI investment boom would be derailed, and global stock markets fell sharply. More than $3.2 trillion in US stock market value was wiped out, the Nasdaq fell 5.5%, Nvidia dropped more than 9%, SanDisk fell 22%, and Micron and AMD each fell 17%. Asia-Pacific markets fell in tandem, with the Nikkei down nearly 6%, South Korea's KOSPI down 6.7%, and Taiwan's TAIEX down 4.5%.
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Global markets fell sharply after the Democratic Party's midterm election success raised fears of tighter tech regulation and a slowdown in AI investment, with more than $3.2tn wiped off the US stock market. The Nasdaq fell 5.5%, the Dow Jones dropped 1,833.06 points (3.44%) and the S&P 500 lost 4.36%, while Japan's Nikkei slumped almost 6%, South Korea's KOSPI fell 6.7% and Taiwan's TAIEX dropped 4.5%. Analysts cited policy uncertainty over data centres and disappointing Magnificent Seven earnings, and Donald Trump blamed the Democrats for the selloff on Truth Social.
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