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Tech stocks in the U.S. steadied Friday morning after suffering one of their worst routs in years, as investors weighed the prospect of an AI investment slowdown against future gains following broad Democratic victories in the midterms.

The tech-focused Nasdaq 100 opened 1.6% higher after plunging 6.3% Thursday, its worst single-day performance since the Covid-19 pandemic as $2.3 billion in market value were erased.

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ARK bet on one AI chip giant and dumped another on the same brutal selloff day. A midterm shock, data center politics, and a surprising Friday rebound make the swap harder to read than it looks.

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The stock market tanked on Thursday amid concerns that a shift in congressional political control following the U.S. midterm elections could slow the construction of data centers that power artificial intelligence services. 

Stocks sank across the board, but technology companies with a hand in the AI sector were hit especially hard.

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