U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply Amid Retreat From AI Trade
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U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply Amid Retreat From AI Trade

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 5, 20261 min
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Plus: Worries over slower data center construction puts heavy pressure on semiconductor makers. And Toyota shares surge after lifting its annual earnings forecast. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Here's your closing bell brief for Thursday, November 5. I'm Danny Lewis for The Wall Street Journal. U.S. stocks fell sharply today as investors retreated from AI trades during a historic route.

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The tech heavy Nasdaq dropped 5.5%, shedding $2.5 trillion in market capitalization and entering correction territory. The S&P 500 tumbled more than 4% on the day, losing $2.9 trillion. the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 3.4%, or 1,833 points.

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Worries over slower data center spending put heavy pressure on semiconductor makers. Investors sought safety in treasuries, sending the 10-year yield lower to about 4.8%. Among individual companies, the magnificent seven tech stocks collectively lost more than $1 trillion in market value, with Nvidia closing the session down 9.25%.

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