Trump blames Democrats for market losses after midterm wins

Politics · First reported 6 Nov, 02:34 · Updated 03:10

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Donald Trump attributed Thursday’s steep stock-market losses to Democratic midterm victories, while the reports said investor concerns about possible limits on AI and data-center development also weighed on shares. (05be6cc9-3d86-4c85-9ec8-f1e29bf139dd; f3ddc2d5-00b8-4ce4-9ce3-a25e69d084b6)

Trump blamed Democrats’ midterm gains for the market’s decline and said Americans’ 401(k) portfolios had fallen. (05be6cc9-3d86-4c85-9ec8-f1e29bf139dd; f3ddc2d5-00b8-4ce4-9ce3-a25e69d084b6)
Both reports linked investor concerns to the prospect of increased scrutiny or restrictions affecting AI and data centers after Democrats won control of the House and Senate. (05be6cc9-3d86-4c85-9ec8-f1e29bf139dd; f3ddc2d5-00b8-4ce4-9ce3-a25e69d084b6)
The reports gave different measures of the sell-off: the centre report said the Nasdaq 100 fell 6.4%, while the right report listed declines for the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500. (05be6cc9-3d86-4c85-9ec8-f1e29bf139dd; f3ddc2d5-00b8-4ce4-9ce3-a25e69d084b6)

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Election outcome: Democrats won control of the House and Senate, according to the reports. (05be6cc9-3d86-4c85-9ec8-f1e29bf139dd; f3ddc2d5-00b8-4ce4-9ce3-a25e69d084b6)
Nasdaq 100: Down 6.4%, with $2.3 trillion in value wiped out, according to the centre report. (05be6cc9-3d86-4c85-9ec8-f1e29bf139dd)
Dow Jones: Down 1,833 points, or 3.44%, according to the right report. (f3ddc2d5-00b8-4ce4-9ce3-a25e69d084b6)
Nasdaq: Down 5.52%, according to the right report. (f3ddc2d5-00b8-4ce4-9ce3-a25e69d084b6)
S&P 500: Down 4.36%, according to the right report. (f3ddc2d5-00b8-4ce4-9ce3-a25e69d084b6)
Combined market-value losses: S&P 500 and Nasdaq companies shed $5.4 trillion, according to the right report. (f3ddc2d5-00b8-4ce4-9ce3-a25e69d084b6)