Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump
Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.
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"The long term investment case for AI remains compelling, but investors are becoming far more selective about which companies can justify the valuations the market has assigned to them."
— David Makaryan , Executive
"That naturally raises questions about how quickly demand for such tools will match the investment into AI, and whether the valuations of tech stocks today are realistic."
— Raymond Woo , Academic
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Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.
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