Stocks Selloff Pauses Rebound After Tech Rout; Jobs Report Ahead
THE SO WHAT
A tech-led selloff tied to fears of a clampdown on data center construction — and chipmakers taking the hit — shows how exposed AI trades are to permitting and power policy. If your valuation or roadmap leans on cheap, infinite compute, start modeling regulatory friction as a core risk, not a tail event.
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