Global AI stocks sink: SoftBank -11%, SK Hynix -6.4%, ASML -6% in broad selloff
connoraxiotes · x · 2026-09-14
Economist Alex Tabarrok comments on Monday's global AI stock selloff, citing market data:
- SoftBank closed nearly 11% lower in Japan; holding 13% of OpenAI, its drop reads as the market's first real vote on OpenAI equity
- Korea's Kospi sank 3.3% on a 6.4% drop in SK Hynix; ASML fell 6% in Europe
- Premarket in the US: Marvell, Micron, Super Micro down 6%; CoreWeave, SanDisk, Intel, AMD off more than 4%; Nvidia and Broadcom sliding 3%
Tabarrok argues the selloff supports his view that AI safety calls aren't "regulatory capture" and contradicts the cynical take that AI fears are all 4D chess moves for higher revenue.
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