Global AI-linked stocks sell off amid US inflation and AI debt fears
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AI-linked shares fell sharply across global markets as investors reacted to rising US inflation and concern about the heavy debt carried by the sector.
The Guardian reports that South Korea's Kospi 200 dropped more than 8% to a six-month closing low, triggering circuit breakers, after US inflation rose to 3.7% in September. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 4.9%, with SoftBank down 10%, Kioxia down 11% and SK Hynix down nearly 11%. The International Monetary Fund warned that a correction in AI share prices could have global consequences.
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- The Guardian · AINewsTech market sell-off deepens as US inflation and AI debt fears spread
AISouth Korea's Kospi 200 fell more than 8% to a six-month closing low, triggering circuit breakers, after US inflation rose to 3.7% in September. Nikkei 225 dropped 4.9%, with SoftBank down 10% and Kioxia down 11%, while SK Hynix fell nearly 11%. The International Monetary Fund warned that an AI share price correction could have global consequences.
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