Chip stocks plunge after midterms; Texas data center moratorium proposed
A Reddit r/investing post reports that Thursday saw Nasdaq's worst day since March 2020, falling 6.36%, with the S&P 500 down 4.36% and chipmakers hit hardest. The author attributes the trigger to midterm elections in which Democrats took both chambers and flipped Texas and Georgia governorships, with the incoming Texas governor calling for a moratorium on new data centers. The post states exit polling showed 56% of voters said AI and data centers were a major or crucial factor in their vote.
Why “Rumor”
- Only community or trader posts: r/investing
0 independent source groups across 1 post · evidence score 9/100. How labels work
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- AMD Still being measured. The price reaction is recorded once the market has traded for six hours after the first report.
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What the sources claim
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Nasdaq fell 6.36% on Thursday, its worst day since March 2020. IXIC
“Nasdaq's worst day since March 2020. It fell 6.36%”
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The S&P 500 fell 4.36% on Thursday. SPX
“the S&P 500 fell 4.36%”
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Micron dropped 17.5% on Thursday. MU
“Micron dropping 17.5%”
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AMD dropped 17.3% on Thursday. AMD
“AMD 17.3%”
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Broadcom dropped 10.4% on Thursday. AVGO
“Broadcom 10.4%”
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Nvidia fell 9.3% on Thursday, putting it negative for the year. NVDA
“Nvidia 9.3%, which put Nvidia negative for the year”
r/investing
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