{
  "id": 17879403,
  "title": "Seoul shares open sharply lower on AI woes ahead of US midterm elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/seoul-shares-open-sharply-lower-on-ai-woes-ahead-of-us-midterm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T00:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261103/seoul-shares-open-sharply-lower-on-ai-woes-ahead-of-us-midterm-elections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Korean stocks opened sharply lower on Tuesday, driven by lingering concerns over significant investments in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell by 2.46 percent, reaching 5,715.19 at the opening bell. U.S. stocks also closed mixed on the same day, with tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 both declining by 1.07 percent and 0.51 percent respectively, as tech and AI shares were particularly shaky. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a slight gain of 0.41 percent. Oil prices experienced a drop due to optimism surrounding a potential U.S.-Iran peace agreement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}