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AI data center stocks dip, renewables surge after Democrat sweep in US midterm elections

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12 parts of the world write · more than usual: USA, Asia and Oceania, Middle East · barely writing: Russia, Ukraine, Africa

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The most unlike headlines from different parts of the world — the outlets’ own words.

Africa Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year Daily Maverick (South Africa) · 1 headline from this part of the world Latin America U.S. elections: the balance of power is reconfigured Granma (Cuba, English) · 2 headlines from this part of the world Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia Reuters: Stock markets and the dollar fell sharply after the victory of the Democrats in the United States News.am (Armeniya) · 4 headlines from this part of the world USA Stocks Rally Higher After Democrats Flip Congress Variety · 28 headlines from this part of the world

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Africa Asia and Oceania Canada China Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia Europe Latin America Middle East Russia Russian-language media abroad Ukraine USA

Who wrote first

  1. Asia and Oceania Channel NewsAsia
  2. Russia TASS
  3. Canada Global News (Canada)
  4. Middle East Anadolu Agency
  5. China Xinhua
  6. Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia APA (Azerbaijan)
  7. Europe To Vima (Greece, English)
  8. USA NYT
  9. Latin America MercoPress
  10. Ukraine UNIAN
  11. Russian-language media abroad DW na russkom
  12. Africa Daily Maverick (South Africa)

How it is reported

Russia less than usual

3DNews original
Shares of chipmakers and data center operators collapsed after the victory of the Democrats in the US elections
Interfax original
Wall Street shuts down after U.S. congressional election
3DNews original
Big tech stocks jumped after the US elections investors saw a life brake for the AI race
TASS original
The US stock market shows growth against the background of preliminary election results
RBC original
The US stock market grew against the background of the results of the midterm elections
Rossiyskaya Gazeta original
The echo of the victory of the Democrats in the midterm elections in the United States swept through the markets of the world
MK original
The US stock market began to grow after the election
3DNews original
A referendum on the future of AI: the results of the elections in the United States jeopardized the boom of data centers
Vedomosti original
Shares of companies Mask fall on the background of the victory of Democrats in the United States
RBC original
Shares of companies Mask fell on the background of the preliminary election results

Russian-language media abroad

DW na russkom original
How the victory of the Democratic Party in the elections to the Congress will affect the US economy

Ukraine less than usual

The Kyiv Independent
The US blue wave is not blue and yellow — yet
Zerkalo nedeli original
Protest against data centers in the United States: voters rejected Trump’s plans for AI
UNIAN original
Stocks and the dollar are falling rapidly amid the stunning victory of the Democrats in the US elections

Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia

News.am (Armeniya) original
Wall Street shuts down after U.S. congressional election
News.am (Armeniya) original
Reuters: Stock markets and the dollar fell sharply after the victory of the Democrats in the United States
Report.az (Azerbaydzhan) original
The Nikkei index fell by 1.42% after the midterm elections in the United States
APA (Azerbaijan)
Global stock markets decline amid US elections

USA more than usual

Deadline
Stocks Tank Amid Tech Sell-Off, Reversing Post-Election Rally
Inside Climate News
Energy and Water Issues Propel Democrats to Victory in Arizona
TechCrunch
Meta*’s warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
NYT
Stocks Erase Post-Midterm Elections Rally, Dragged Down by Tech
Ars Technica
Statehouse wins give Democrats new power to push clean energy
Inside Climate News
Democrats’ Big Statehouse Wins Could Transform Climate and Energy Policy
The Hill
Voters fiercely reject data centers
NPR
Democrats will take control of Congress next year. What does it mean for the economy?
TechCrunch
After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming
The Hill
Blue wave crashes into data centers

*designated an extremist organization and banned in Russia

Canada

Global News (Canada)
AI stock sell-off sends Wall Street reeling and erases midterm rally gains
Global News (Canada)
Will the U.S. midterm results do anything for oil and gas prices?
Global News (Canada)
“Extinction-level event”: DeSantis says blue wave will hurt GOP for years
Global News (Canada)
Stock markets shaky ahead of U.S. midterm election as Apple faces pressure

Europe

El País (English)
Data centers also lost at the ballot box in the United States
The Guardian
Nasdaq heading for worst day in 18 months as Wall Street sustains widespread losses
To Vima (Greece, English)
Beyond America’s Blue Wave
France 24
“Identity crisis”: Can Democrats “deliver” following their “historic”, once in a generation victory?
The Guardian
Progressives hail “blue wave” victories in US midterm elections as top Democrats push for unity
The Guardian
Not just Congress: Democrats’ blue wave washes over state legislatures across US
The Guardian
Will Democrats’ midterms triumph put wind back in sails of the renewables sector?
The Guardian
Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them
BBC
Democrats won Congress in a blue wave. Now comes the hard part.
France 24
Markets react with caution to Democrats' victory in US midterms

China

Xinhua
U.S. stocks plunge as AI wipeout erases post-election rally
SCMP
The AI sell-off is a taste of things to come
SCMP
AI storm dooms tech stocks to US$2 trillion decline on darkest day since 2025
Xinhua
U.S. stocks surge following midterm elections, oil plunge
China Daily
Democrats ride blue wave to Congress in midterm polls
SCMP
Democrats’ midterm triumph sends US stocks soaring, but Tesla, SpaceX fall
SCMP
How Democratic sweep could slow AI growth in US – and help China’s ambitions
SCMP
US midterms blue wave jolts Asian markets as tighter AI, fiscal scrutiny looms
China Daily
Blue wave sweeps US midterms as Democrats seize Congress
Xinhua
U.S. stocks trade mixed as chips rebound

Asia and Oceania more than usual

The Straits Times
Nasdaq posts biggest daily drop in 19 months on fears of AI regulations
Channel NewsAsia
A brutal sell-off for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling, and the S&P 500 tumbles 4.4%
Japan Today
“We're not for sale”: Americans want to pump brakes on data centers
ABC News (Australia)
ASX looks set to fall as US tech stocks plunge on predictions of AI pullback
The Korea Times
Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year
NZ Herald
AI stocks slide as investors worry about data centre backlash
Channel NewsAsia
Chip selloff drags global stocks lower on AI spending concerns
The Korea Times
AI chip stocks drag Wall Street toward worst day since Trump's tariff announcements in 2025
Channel NewsAsia
AI, data-center stocks slip as Democratic sweep clouds expansion plans
Express Tribune (Pakistan)
Authorities tighten restrictions on data centres amid AI boom

Middle East more than usual

Anadolu Agency
US stock markets see worst day since 2025
Al Jazeera
AI stocks plunge after election, driving down US markets
The National (UAE)
Democrats’ midterm gains put US data centre boom under pressure
Anadolu Agency
US stock markets volatile after Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory
Anadolu Agency
US voters back data center restrictions amid backlash over artificial intelligence expansion
Anadolu Agency
Global commodities trade mixed, currencies shift after US midterm elections
The National (UAE)
Oil slides and Asia stocks climb as blue sweep in US boosts Gulf peace prospects
Arab News
“We’re not for sale”: Americans want to pump brakes on data centers
Gulf News
Gold nears Dh500 as dollar slips after US midterms
Times of Oman
US stocks surge after Democrats' midterm victories; Dow jumps 1,150 points, Nasdaq gains 1.5%

Latin America

Granma (Cuba, English)
U.S. elections: the balance of power is reconfigured
MercoPress
Markets react to the US midterms: the dollar falls and gold rises

Africa less than usual

Daily Maverick (South Africa)
Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year

Barely covered it

Russia (19 of the usual ~33), Ukraine (3 of the usual ~10), Africa (1 of the usual ~8)

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