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Chip Stocks Slide as AI Spending Fears Hit Markets

London, 22 October 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Anthony Gill  Investors are retreating again. Geopolitical tension and growing doubts about how the AI boom will be paid for have pushed markets into risk-off mode. Even the FTSE 100, normally a defensive refuge, is under pressure. Investors are worried about the energy crunch and the inflation that will follow. Asia’s Chipmakers Take the Hit The sharpest falls came in Asia. Japan’s Nikkei clo…
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Asian stock markets opened mostly lower, driven by selling pressure on technology and semiconductor stocks in the United States. This was due to investor concerns about the return on investment in AI, coupled with tensions in the Middle East pushing oil prices higher and fears that inflation would pressure the Fed to maintain its tight monetary policy. The post “Asian Stocks” Open Lower! Fears of Tensions Drive Oil Prices Up and US Chip Stocks F…

The Asian exchanges closed down this Thursday, amidst renewed tensions in the Middle East, which boosted oil prices, and a new liquidation of actions linked to artificial intelligence (IA). Kospi led the losses in Seoul, by falling 3.52%, to 5.533.77 points. The giants of Samsung Electronics memory chips [...]

Asian markets fell sharply on Thursday to a 3-month low amid concerns about AI and Gulf tensions, as tech stocks led a wider wave of liquidations. Corporate results on Wall Street failed to calm concerns about exploding investment costs [...] Asian Markets Plunge: Why Investors Are Scared by AI

Asian stock markets are trading sharply lower on Thursday, as concerns about the valuations of artificial intelligence companies and uncertainty surrounding developments in the Middle East weigh on stocks.

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sofokleousin.gr broke the news on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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