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Global tech stocks slumped as a brutal chip selloff followed a high-flying AI rally, with the Nasdaq 100 down about 3% and South Korea’s KOSPI nearly 10% lower; Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix each fell around 12%, as investors rotated into more defensive plays.
A tech-led global selloff drove the Nasdaq down 1.32% as heavyweight names like Amazon, Meta and Alphabet fell, and SpaceX slumped 16% for a third straight day. Asia followed with Korea’s Kospi plunging over 8%. Investors are weighing whether this tech rout signals a longer correction or a potential buying opportunity, while news flows include a 60‑day U.S. license to sell Iranian oil, UK Brexit anniversaries amid leadership shifts, and Cred’s $900 million funding round led by Meta despite its founder leaving for WhatsApp.
The S&P 500 has fallen about 7.3% in March (on track for its worst month since 2022), but Morgan Stanley says the selloff is nearing its ending stages as the forward P/E has dropped roughly 15% from its peak; Brent crude has jumped about 51% since the start of the U.S.–Iran conflict and is largely priced in, yet higher interest rates remain a near-term risk with rate-cut odds fading by year-end.
Anthropic’s Claude AI updates—including legal tools in Claude Cowork, a new Code security scan, and COBOL modernization—have helped spark a broad selloff in software and cybersecurity stocks early in 2026. The iShares Expanded Tech Software Sector ETF is down about 26% this year, with names like CrowdStrike, Okta, Zscaler and IBM among those hit as investors fear AI-enabled disruption could reshape software and related industries.
Software stocks extended their decline as AI concerns rattled investors, with AppLovin, CrowdStrike, Datadog and Expedia among the S&P 500's worst performers, each off at least 7%, and a software and services index fund dropping more than 5%.
Bitcoin slipped below $70,000, tumbling to a 15‑month low (as low as about $66,911) and dropping roughly 9–10% in 24 hours as a tech‑stock rout driven by AI concerns spilled into crypto; Ethereum and XRP also fell sharply, and the Nasdaq slid on AI fears. Analysts warn the weakness could persist, with bear‑market scenarios suggesting further declines and some investors seeking safe havens like gold amid policy uncertainty about crypto support.
Palantir slid on Wednesday after a strong fourth‑quarter earnings beat and revenue growth, as market‑wide tech weakness and geopolitical tensions weighed on the stock; Q4 revenue rose 70% year over year to $1.407 billion with U.S. sales up 93%, though CEO Alex Karp warned that uneven AI adoption outside the U.S. could limit international growth. The shares traded beneath key moving averages, signaling bearish near‑term momentum amid a broad market pullback.
The crypto market is experiencing a significant downturn, with major promoters and digital-asset treasury firms facing losses as Bitcoin and other tokens decline in value, leading to a reevaluation of the crypto treasury model and its reliance on confidence and market sentiment.
Investor Michael Burry has taken a $1.1 billion short position against AI stocks like Nvidia and Palantir amid a global tech selloff, raising concerns about a potential market correction as major indices and tech stocks decline sharply.
A global selloff in semiconductor stocks has erased approximately $500 billion in market value due to concerns over high valuations and the sustainability of earnings growth amid rising interest rates, with major chipmakers and tech giants experiencing significant declines, signaling a potential correction after a rapid rally driven by AI demand.
Gold and silver experienced their steepest declines in years, with gold dropping over 6% and silver over 8%, driven by a combination of a strong dollar, technical overbought conditions, and market uncertainties amid US-China trade talks and a US government shutdown, signaling a potential end to their recent rally.
Despite JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's 'cockroach' comment raising concerns about private credit risks, U.S. bank stocks, including Bank of America, are considered undervalued and poised for growth due to strong earnings, economic growth, and technological advancements, making it a good buying opportunity despite recent market declines.
On October 15, 2025, amid a significant stock market decline, retail traders aggressively bought the dip, with over 110 million options contracts traded—setting a new record and highlighting increased amateur investor activity in response to market volatility.
A sharp selloff on Wall Street was triggered by renewed U.S.-China trade tensions, with President Trump threatening to impose additional tariffs on China, leading to significant declines in major indices and raising concerns about a potential market downturn amid high valuations and AI-driven optimism.
Cryptocurrency markets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, declined further following a major deleveraging event, with investor fears heightened after last week's Federal Reserve rate cut and a continued risk-off sentiment impacting the crypto sector.