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Nasdaq 100 Drops Nearly 4% Amid Growing AI Spending Concerns On Wall Street

Hindustan Times1h
THE BRIEF
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Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Friday, with the Nasdaq 100 dropping nearly 4% and the S&P 500 falling around 2% due to disappointing tech results.

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Intel suffered its largest one-day decline in over 40 years by plunging roughly 30%, while Amazon slipped 2% amid concerns over rising artificial intelligence infrastructure costs.

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Major US technology firms are projected to spend about $750 billion on artificial intelligence this year, raising market questions regarding the expected returns.