A brutal sell-off for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling, and the S&P 500 drops 4.4%

A brutal sell-off swept through Wall Street Thursday, led by stocks tied to the buildout of AI data centers. The wipeout more than erased the U.S. stock market’s gain from the day before, which was its best in three months.

​A brutal sell-off swept through Wall Street Thursday, led by stocks tied to the buildout of AI data centers. The wipeout more than erased the U.S. stock market’s gain from the day before, which was its best in three months.