Midterms test AI-related stocks

Bloomberg reports US midterm elections heighten risks for AI-related tech stocks as data-center backlash and growing calls for AI safety regulation create uncertainty. Anthropic and OpenAI have pledged to slow frontier model development, affecting investment and infrastructure outlooks.

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