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Tech Shares Recover Before Their AI Spending Worries Have Left the Room
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US tech stocks recovered Tuesday afternoon after a selloff driven by investor concerns about AI spending. The midterm elections did not appear to have a huge immediate effect on Wall Street, although investors expected possible Democratic gains that could lead to more AI regulation. The rebound followed a period of anxiety about the enormous sums companies are committing to AI. Higher share prices in an afternoon can show that buyers returned, but they do not resolve the longer business question of how those investments will pay off. The same spending plans that worried the market remain a subject for assessment after the screen turns green. Election expectations added another possible consideration. Investors were predicting that Democrats could win at least a House majority and potentially gain Senate seats, raising the prospect of more rules for AI. Those were expectations about potential outcomes and policy, not enacted regulation. The market thus managed to hold two thoughts at once: spending might be alarming, and tech shares might still be worth buying. That is hardly unusual, but it is entertaining beside the industry's preference for smooth upward charts. The afternoon recovery gave the chart a happier ending for the day. It did not give the budget committee permission to stop counting.
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