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Global Stocks Fall as Semiconductor Sell-Off Fuels Concerns Over AI Spending

Global equity markets declined sharply, with automatic trading halts triggered for major South Korean indices, after a broad sell-off in semiconductor shares intensified investor concerns about the long-term returns on heavy investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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Qatar Reports Progress in Indirect United States-Iran Talks Held in Doha
Global Stocks Fall as Semiconductor Sell-Off Fuels Concerns Over AI Spending
Singapore Seizes More Than $40 Million in Assets in Probe Into Illegal AI Chip Exports to China
Gaza War Reaches 1,000 Days as Ceasefire Efforts Remain Deadlocked
Israel Announces Indefinite Military Control of Security Buffer Zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises Above 2,200 as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
Russian Missile and Drone Attack on Kyiv Kills Eight and Damages Dozens of Civilian Sites
Colombia's President-Elect Abelardo de la Espriella Pledges El Salvador-Style Security Crackdown
Venezuela Faces Growing Unrest as Earthquake Death Toll Tops 2,000
Record Heatwaves Push North American and European Power Systems to Their Limits
Ukraine Expands Long-Range Drone Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries
United States Partially Restores Anthropic AI Access After Export Restrictions
United States Declines to Renew USMCA During Mandatory Trilateral Trade Review
Global Fuel Shortages Deepen as Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed After Ceasefire Efforts Collapse
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises Above 1,700 as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
Xi Jinping Promotes China's Development Model on Chinese Communist Party Anniversary
Classified Documents Allege China Trained Russian Forces in Biological and Chemical Warfare
South Korean Technology Companies Launch $518 Billion Semiconductor Hub for Artificial Intelligence Demand
United States and Iran Begin Indirect Talks in Qatar After Suspension of American Port Blockade
United States Supreme Court Expands Presidential Authority Over Federal Agencies While Preserving Federal Reserve Independence
United States Supreme Court Rejects Effort to Limit Birthright Citizenship
Venezuela Faces Growing Humanitarian Crisis After Twin Earthquakes Trigger Hundreds of Aftershocks
Ukraine Launches Large Drone Strike on Russian Space Communications Facility Near Moscow
US, Canada and Mexico Begin Mandatory Review of North American Trade Pact
United States and Iran Resume Indirect Talks in Qatar to Reinforce Fragile Ceasefire
UN Human Rights Council Holds Emergency Session Over Rapid Support Forces Threat to Sudan's El Obeid
US Supreme Court Blocks Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship
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South Korea Launches $518 Billion Drive to Build Global AI and Semiconductor Hub
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