A founder’s dystopian AI scenario published on Sunday triggered a stock market meltdown on Monday, with major indexes and specific company shares plummeting. The report, “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis,” detailed mass white-collar layoffs and a deflationary cascade, sparking investor anxiety already heightened by AI-related selloffs.
US stocks today: Dow posts closing record high, S&P 500, Nasdaq muted as AI rally pauses
US stocks ended mixed as the Dow hit a record closing high driven by healthcare and consumer gains, while tech and chip stocks lagged. Banking