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S&P 500 Slides 1.21% as AI Stocks Sink

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. stocks fell as AI shares dragged markets worldwide on October 22, 2026.
The S&P 500 dropped 1.21%.
Meta Platforms fell 7% after an earnings beat, citing $825 billion AI spending commitments.
Nvidia slipped 4.4%, deepening the S&P 500 loss as the largest Wall Street stock.
Brent crude rose to $112.38 per barrel, its highest level since May.

History

Historical Context

The Nasdaq peaked at 5,048.62 on March 10 2000 before falling 78 % by October 2002, wiping out roughly $5 trillion in market value. Cisco’s shares lost about 80 % of their value, and the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes under Alan Greenspan are cited as a trigger. Today’s AI-driven market pullback evokes the same speculative excesses.

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Story summary

U.S. stocks fell as AI shares dragged markets worldwide on October 22, 2026.
The S&P 500 dropped 1.21%.
Meta Platforms fell 7% after an earnings beat, citing $825 billion AI spending commitments.
Nvidia slipped 4.4%, deepening the S&P 500 loss as the largest Wall Street stock.
Brent crude rose to $112.38 per barrel, its highest level since May.

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