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The technology sector is under intense selling pressure, with the Nasdaq falling 2.6% and Meta dropping 7%. The selloff is driven by a combination of rising rate expectations and growing skepticism around the economics of AI infrastructure. Regulatory and environmental pushback, such as the controversy over Google's deforestation for data centers in Finland, adds to the headwinds for big tech capital expenditure plans.
Tech Selloff and AI Unwinding
The technology sector is under intense selling pressure, with the Nasdaq falling 2.6% and Meta dropping 7%. The selloff is driven by a combination of rising rate expectations and growing skepticism around the economics of AI infrastructure. Regulatory and environmental pushback, such as the controversy over Google's deforestation for data centers in Finland, adds to the headwinds for big tech capital expenditure plans.