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Front Page - Friday, June 5, 2026

Another sell-off for AI stocks drags Wall Street to its first back-to-back drop in weeks




NEW YORK (AP) — Another sell-off for artificial-intelligence stocks dragged the U.S. market sharply lower.

The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% Wednesday after giving up a brief modest gain in the morning. The index had its first back-to-back drop in three weeks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 1.9%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 2%.

Wall Street has been shaky since last week, when AI stocks went from roaring to records to suddenly turning lower. Among the worries is that their prices have simply shot too high, too fast. Oil prices rose after President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran.