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.

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.
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