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AI Chip Boom, Google’s New Tricks, and Hollywood’s Robot Wars – Today’s AI News Roundup

$500 Billion Vanishes From Chip Stocks: Is the AI Boom Finally Hitting a Wall?

A global semiconductor selloff erased about $500 billion in market value as AI valuation fears spread from Wall Street to Asia and Europe. South Korea’s Kospi dropped as much as 6.2% intraday, while U.S. chip stocks and ETFs fell sharply after the Nasdaq slid 2% on Nov 4. Beijing ordered state-backed data centers to use only domestic AI chips, hitting Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. China will suspend some U.S. tariffs but keep a 13% levy on soybeans.

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  • Stock Futures Rise as S&P 500 Nears Fourth Weekly Loss Amid Oil Price Surge
    March 19, 2026, 6:25 PM EDT. Stock futures edged higher on Thursday evening, with Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 futures both gaining 0.2%, following comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that eased U.S.-Iran war anxieties. Netanyahu noted Iran's diminished capacity to enrich uranium and produce ballistic missiles, suggesting the conflict may shorten. Despite the uptick, the S&P 500 is set for a fourth straight weekly decline and has fallen below its 200-day moving average, a critical technical support level. The Dow and Nasdaq approach correction territory, down 8.3% and nearly 8% from recent highs, respectively. Analysts warn that markets may be overly optimistic about the war's economic impact as oil prices remain elevated, with West Texas Intermediate futures up over 48% this month.
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