Global stocks rattled by $2.5T US sell-off. Trump lays blame

A tech-driven market selloff rippled across global markets Friday, sending Asian and European stocks falling amid ongoing worries that a Democrat-controlled Congress could stymie the AI investment boom.

Tech-heavy indexes in Asia were hit particularly hard Friday, following a Wall Street rout that wiped out roughly $2.5 trillion in market value.

CNN's Matt Egan runs through the numbers and the CNN This Morning "group chat" breaks down the impact of midterm elections on the market.

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