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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM AST·1 min read

AI stock wipeout drags S&P 500 down 3.9% in midday trading

Per Associated Press as of early afternoon Eastern, AI and data-center stocks are driving a sharp selloff: the S&P 500 is down 3.9%, the Dow 1,656 points or 3.1%, and the Nasdaq 5.2%. Figures are intraday and may move before the close.

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AP says another wipeout for AI data-center stocks is more than erasing Wednesday's gains, which were Wall Street's best in three months. As of 1:46 p.m. Eastern, the S&P 500 was down 3.9%, the Dow 1,656 points (3.1%), and the Nasdaq 5.2%. Nvidia fell 8.7%, AMD 15.5%, and CoreWeave 12.5%. Democratic midterm wins raised the possibility of data-center construction pauses — a fear, not an enacted moratorium. The S&P is on track for its worst drop since the April 2025 Liberation Day tariffs.

Another wipeout for stocks tied to the buildout of AI data centers is overwhelming Wall Street on Thursday and more than erasing all its gains from the day before, which was its best in three months, according to the Associated Press.
That decline puts the index on track for what a report says is its worst day since April 2025, when President Donald Trump announced “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Major indexes are deep in the red in midday trading. The S&P 500 fell 3.9% after opening with a loss that accelerated through the morning. As of 1:46 p.m. Eastern time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,656 points, or 3.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was 5.2% lower. Those figures are intraday and may change before the close.
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AI infrastructure names lead the slide. Nvidia fell 8.7% and was by far the heaviest weight on the S&P 500. Advanced Micro Devices tumbled 15.5%. CoreWeave fell 12.5%. GE Vernova sank 7.7%.

Midterm results add data-center pause fears. AP says nationwide Democratic victories raised the possibility that governments could force pauses in construction of more data centers — which would mean fewer purchases of AI chips, electricity, and related products. That is a market worry about possible pauses, not an enacted moratorium.
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Worst day since Liberation Day still on track. AP says the S&P 500 is on track for its worst drop since President Donald Trump announced “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025. Markets were still open when these figures were reported.
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