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Tech and AI stocks plummeted this week, with Nvidia and SpaceX losing billions in market value, the BBC reported , and AI stocks then climbed after trillions had been wiped from market values .
Le Monde tied the rout to the midterm result, writing that the Democratic victory had burst the AI bubble on Wall Street .
The sell-off spread across Asia, where stock markets in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan were hit hard, Nikkei Asia reported .
There were earlier signs of strain: Asian tech shares plunged after a Chinese chipmaker reported a key advance, Nikkei Asia reported , and by late October shipping and coal stocks in China were outperforming AI names as earnings outlooks diverged .
Morgan Stanley warned in late October that China stocks could slide 15% before bottoming .
Voters went into the midterms frustrated with Trump and wanting change, according to a poll reported by Al Jazeera English , and the Fed held rates days before the vote, with two officials pushing for another hike, Euronews reported .
The stakes are direct for anyone holding tech or AI shares: trillions in market value vanished in the sell-off before stocks climbed again .
What is known is that AI stocks fell hard, that the fall spread across Asian markets, and that they climbed again . What is not yet known is whether the climb holds or the sell-off resumes — none of the reports in today's bundle gave further details .
Sources
- BBC News — World Single source
- Le Monde Single source
- Nikkei Asia Single source
- South China Morning Post Single source
- Al Jazeera English
- Euronews
Single source means the only outlet cited for at least one claim in this article.