A Turbulent Week for AI Stocks The artificial intelligence sector has been one of the most exciting investment stories of the past several years. But in late June 2026, the mood shifted sharply. On June 23–24, 2026, the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 2.21% and the S&P 500 fell 1.44%, as investors sold semiconductor and AI-related shares broadly. The impact did not stay confined to Wall Street. South Korea’s Kospi index tumbled 10%, tripping a circuit breaker (an automatic 20-minute trading halt) with memory chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung each falling more than 12%. In total, semiconductor stocks shed more than $1.3 trillion in market value during this correction. For many observers,…