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Tech stocks experienced a massive decline of over $2 trillion on Thursday following the Democratic Party’s victory in midterms, causing the biggest market downturn since last year’s “Liberation Day” event. This sell-off was driven by investor concerns that increased regulation could slow down AI infrastructure development and exacerbate funding challenges for smaller tech firms due to rising interest rates.

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On November 5, 2026, stock futures and major indices in the US market dropped sharply following Democrats' unexpected victories in midterm elections, leading to fears of stricter AI regulation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged by 1,200 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell by up to 5% on concerns that an incoming Democratic Congress would impose new regulations on the artificial intelligence industry. This selloff erased over $2 trillion in market value from tech stocks within two days of the election results being announced. Major companies such as Nvidia, Intel, and SpaceX saw significant declines, with some investors caught off guard by the political shift.

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A sweeping US midterm victory by the Democratic Party has sparked investor fears that the buildout of AI data centres will be stalled

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Big tech stocks slumped on Thursday in their biggest decline since the “Liberation Day” rout last year, extending what has been a punishing autumn for the AI trade.

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AI storm dooms tech stocks to US$2 trillion decline on darkest day since 2025 A sweeping US midterm victory by the Democratic Party has sparked investor fears that the buildout of AI data centres will be stalled Big tech stocks slumped on Thursday in their biggest decline since the “Liberation Day” rout last year, extending what has been a punishing autumn for the AI trade.

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The Nasdaq 100 index was set for market value declines exceeding US$2 trillion on investor fears that the Democratic Party’s sweeping midterm victory could stall AI infrastructure expansion and force a chaotic reckoning for smaller firms whose capacity to raise funds has already been limited by higher interest rates and tighter financial conditions. uncertain

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Analysts and portfolio managers said declines in once-hot areas such as semiconductors and AI infrastructure were not entirely surprising, given the scale of earlier gains in many of these stocks and the financing concerns that have shadowed the so-called neoclouds, smaller infrastructure firms such as Nebius and CoreWeave, since US interest rates rose late in the summer. asserted

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AI storm dooms tech stocks to US$2 trillion decline on darkest day since 2025

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