Global stocks plunge amid AI slowdown fears after Democrats’ midterm triumph
Asian and European markets follow Wall Street with sharp fall as FTSE down 1.9% Business live – latest updates European stock markets have fallen sharply as…
Asian and European markets follow Wall Street with sharp fall as FTSE down 1.9% Business live – latest updates European stock markets have fallen sharply as a rout in US tech stocks spread across the Atlantic, after the Democrats’ midterms victory sparked fears of a slowdown in the AI industry.
A sell-off on Wall Street on Thursday was followed by sharp falls in Asian stocks markets on Friday. The Guardian was first to report the story.
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- AI, Democrats’, European, Wall Street
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