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28 January
Stock market’s $1 trillion wipeout is a taste of what can happen when AI bets unspool

Market Extra

Most S&P 500 stocks actually rose on Monday, but weakness in many Big Tech names was enough to drive a spectacular selloff

Investors may have learned a few lessons from the stock market’s $1 trillion drop on Monday. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

U.S. stocks suffered a $1 trillion wipeout on Monday, the latest hiccup during what has been a hectic stretch for markets.

It was the second time since the start of the year that U.S. stocks have seen that much, or more, value destroyed during a single day, Dow Jones Market Data show.

Joseph Adinolfi is a markets reporter at MarketWatch.

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