Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Swissquote Bank Ltd
Monday was marked by a trillion Dollar selloff in US equities – especially the AI-related names – and a swift flow toward safer assets. Nvidia printed its biggest one-day loss as Nasdaq 100 tanked 3% and nuclear stocks joined the rout.
But the selloff may have been exaggerated as there are many unanswered questions regarding the DeepSeek’s AI model, its capacity to rival US tech peers for global dominance and for industry’s future trends.
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