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US tech stocks plunged over worries that the blue wave could slow down the AI boom, and the FT’s Joe Miller explains what stance a Democratic Congress may take towards AI. Plus, the UK government is preparing to extend Palantir’s controversial £330mn health contract, Paraguay’s president Santiago Peña has resigned after the collapse of a big digital bank, and the Bank of England raised interest rates to try to tackle surging inflation.
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Nasdaq plunges in chaotic trading as Democratic ‘blue wave’ upends AI bets (https://www.ft.com/content/7c6ceb4f-d7b1-49ec-9047-0e2e4cd2615c?accessToken=zwAAAaJH2EkGkc98bOtP17FJ7NOQRw4uTNJhXAE.MEQCIDzUfjOMHaQ1fMVJ1LbQ836f_kR3eSbkl6q6O3Bu5rLwAiBprn1TBpJo-VxJ14e8M_-Us0rF9kz4tINEglN7zbzLEw&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902)
Trump’s tech cheerleaders brace for bipartisan backlash (https://www.ft.com/content/bda53f77-f391-4750-ab5d-55e09cbbdb7c?accessToken=zwAAAaJHzYYDkdO9pT9385FHUNOrXVXgnLvbfAE.MEUCIQCsSOgUq0gm65GnOJDL0baH1QoKiSUjAkWnCvn-tYIAfQIgLwXWofnNbbVmfgGJXksZFvtG7UlTP6WhiLQhE7ShhFs&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902)
‘The money didn’t work’: Big Tech’s $600mn midterm campaign falls flat (https://www.ft.com/content/3e65138f-068f-465f-a1ae-a9c61ea1afc4?accessToken=zwAAAaJHzexLkc8-ZROPBo9GX9OhrqnGHqGvxAE.MEUCIQDuofHus6C9XVLoaYGGyGnDsTk6MDcP81I8q350E48-4wIgI-ex8M0EUJ623CWTPDLSR6Aj5LFyuTCakugPTiTdzAs&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902)
Paraguay’s pro-Trump president resigns over bank collapse (https://www.ft.com/content/1407c45e-9765-44cc-95ce-4c5a9dc93fc2?accessToken=zwAAAaJH1QyAkc8UB8Rel2VEzNOVzkxanck_wgE.MEUCIQDJRQhhmFNznWmenhHmRukzwMwK06FdVQnKN32tsyeR8gIgZpRPojzevcuN3nSAfMypW6a5LaRS_e5FM3McZ6E7P4k&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902)
Bank of England raises interest rates to 4% in bid to tame inflation (https://www.ft.com/content/2153a8c5-976c-471f-9ca9-bf0a5da40b61?accessToken=zwAAAaJHzrFskc8hU6jFl2xHH9Ocqb8KXaQLYQE.MEUCIBbby3qy1h1ArM5zWwWkkC40bF4YMukdWgpWR3WMQTb7AiEAhAQe2fHiElqv734_H0bD4wg32F9oWHuuAkbvSxo_5Go&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902)
UK planning to not trigger Palantir break clause but make it fight for NHS contract (https://www.ft.com/content/bd35cc23-9c24-4ac5-8754-76ed8dd0c264?accessToken=zwAAAaJHzkp9kdO9NcwjnCRKxdOHVHbtjdDCZAE.MEYCIQDc5o1I6qcxX8cGJ6SWPzQZPnt9uZEScS1JULA_c8w69QIhALHj7NeLtMqRAE0uzYa9VfW0oh-ftfEyv8Ds5nirY29C&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902)
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5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We did see selling extend to sectors outside of AI on Thursday, consumer staples, utilities, healthcare. There was a big move in Walmart stock. I think that that makes sense, right? It's that anything that's happening in AI can affect the market more generally. It's been such a huge part of the market. […]
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