EconomyLive: European stocks plunge after US midterm election results shock markets

European shares fell sharply on Friday as global investors weighed uncertainty following the Democrats’ sweeping US midterm victory. Some of the decline reflected fears that Democrats could curb AI data-centre development, which is widely unpopular among US voters.

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