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  "id": 18360952,
  "title": "Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/gathering-ai-storm-clouds-doom-tech-stocks-to-darkest-day-in-a-year-18360952",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T19:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261106/gathering-ai-storm-clouds-doom-tech-stocks-to-darkest-day-in-a-year"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Big tech stocks experienced a significant drop on Thursday, hinting at their worst decline since a previous market crash last year, marking the most serious shakeout in the AI sector during this autumn's tough period. The Nasdaq 100 index faced substantial market-value losses surpassing $2 trillion, driven by concerns that the Democratic Party's recent sweeping midterm victory could hinder AI infrastructure growth and result in a chaotic situation for smaller firms struggling to secure funding. Rising interest rates and tighter financial conditions have already constrained the capacity of smaller firms to raise capital, particularly in areas such as semiconductors and AI infrastructure. While analysts and portfolio managers acknowledged that such declines in previously booming sectors were not entirely unexpected, given the earlier surge in stock prices and the financial worries surrounding the so-called \"neoclouds\" – smaller infrastructure companies like Nebius and CoreWeave – since the U.S. interest rates increased late in the summer, many believed the severity of the declines for two consecutive days signaled a shift in sentiment, potentially indicating more selling.",
  "summary": "Big tech stocks slumped Thursday, putting them on track for their biggest decline since the \"Liberation Day\" rout last year, the most significant shakeout yet in what has been a punishing autumn for the AI trade. The Nasdaq 100 index was set for market-value declines exceeding $2 trillion on investor fears that the Democratic Party's sweeping midterm victorycould stall AI infrastructure expansion…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/gathering-ai-storm-clouds-doom-tech-stocks-to-darkest-day-in-a-year-18363401",
        "published": "2026-11-05T20:14:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "AI storm dooms tech stocks to $2 trillion decline on darkest day since 2025",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ai-storm-dooms-tech-stocks-to-2-trillion-decline-on-darkest-day-since",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:01:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "AI storm dooms tech stocks to US$2 trillion decline on darkest day since 2025",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ai-storm-dooms-tech-stocks-to-us-2-trillion-decline-on-darkest-day",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:19:57.000Z"
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  "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."
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