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S&P 500, Nasdaq end sharply lower as revived AI doubts ignite tech selloff

Investors sold tech shares after earnings raised fresh doubts that costly AI spending will quickly pay off.

  • On Thursday, Wall Street's main indexes opened lower as growth stocks faced renewed pressure following earnings from Tesla and Meta, while Brent crude rebounded above $111 a barrel.
  • AI-Related stocks have been shaky amid worries that the industry's boom faces threats from high borrowing costs for data centers and chips needed to fuel expansion.
  • Nvidia dropped 4.3 per cent as the largest chip stock by market value; CoreWeave fell 9.6 per cent amid debt concerns. JPMorgan traders cited "the still fragile narrative around AI financing concerns" in a note.
  • Investors sought safety in government bonds Thursday, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield down to 4.98 per cent from 5.13 per cent on Wednesday as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite declined.
  • Oil prices hit their highest levels since May amid uncertainty over the war with Iran, as Procter & Gamble CEO Shailesh Jejurikar said the company expects "geopolitical and economic challenges" to continue.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index ended the bidding on Thursday with a small margin, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell sharply following the listings of technology companies. Nasdaq fell as much as possible from June (2.6 per cent) against a new wave of investors' fears about the large costs of artificial intelligence companies.

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WTVB broke the news on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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