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After a $2.5 Trillion Wipeout, Tech Investors Brace for More Pain

A stock rally fueled in part by artificial intelligence is being tested after Democrats’ landslide election victories.

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Yesterday’s $2.5 trillion sell-off of major tech stocks has investors on edge about the durability of the artificial intelligence sector.

Trump Media’s Shares Fall to Record Low After Midterms

Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock plunged 24 percent a day after Democrats made huge gains in the midterm elections.

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On Wall Street, trading in shares of Trump Media have always been something of a proxy for President Trump’s popularity.

SpaceX and Tesla Stocks Tumble After Elon Musk-Backed Candidates Lose in Texas

The world’s richest person has antagonized Democrats, some of whom have signaled their intent to investigate him when they take control of Congress.

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SpaceX and Tesla, both run by Elon Musk, are based in Texas, where voters elected a Democratic senator and governor.

Gaming Out the Prospect of a Blue Wave

Business executives and investors are preparing for a Democratic sweep and the ramifications for policy on data centers, cryptocurrency and more.

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In Dallas yesterday. The stakes are high as Election Day arrives.

Cracks in the A.I. Borrowing Binge

Investors are growing increasingly concerned about the debt-fueled spending spree at the heart of the artificial intelligence buildout.

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Tech stocks suffered a brutal sell-off last month as artificial intelligence jitters consumed corners of the market.

Wanted: New Central Bank Chief. Expertise and Political Acumen Required.

The looming departure of the European Central Bank’s president, Christine Lagarde, has set in motion a high-stakes search for her successor.

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The European Central Bank president, Christine Lagarde, will step down in February.

Binance Hack Sends Crypto Stocks Tumbling

The rout hit publicly traded crypto exchanges and fintech companies, as well as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

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A Binance booth at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami Beach, Fla. The Binance breach on Thursday has rattled markets.

Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St.

Amazon became the latest tech company to announce swelling investments in A.I. amid stumbling share prices.

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Amazon is spending heavily on new data centers to operate with this one in Ashburn, Va.

Microsoft Up, Google Down. A Tale of Two Hyperscalers.

Investors are showing little patience for lavish spending and meager returns on companies’ artificial intelligence bets.

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Investors are cheering Microsoft’s strategy around artificial intelligence.

Jio’s Blockbuster I.P.O. Gives India’s Investors a Lift

Jio Platforms shares surged on their first day of trading, even as questions mount about the telecom firm’s growth prospects and a new generation takes charge.

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From left, Mukesh Ambani, who leads the Reliance Industries conglomerate, with his sons, Akash and Anant, at the National Stock Exchange of India in Mumbai on Wednesday to mark the listing of Jio Platforms.

China Steps In to Rescue Stocks, But the Market Continues to Fall

The Communist Party uses a “national team” of state-owned investment funds to stem the market rout. But this time, investors are not sure it will work.

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President Xi Jinping of China has convened senior leaders to set the government’s agenda, but the economy is likely to take a back seat to politics.
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