# Mixing economy and politics gives the US a bad post-midterm hangover

https://mins.news/en/item/133403

- CGTN, 2026-11-06 10:08 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-11-06/Mixing-economy-and-politics-gives-US-a-bad-post-midterm-hangover-1RQEoV1ASn6/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The article says Wall Street plunged after Democrats won both chambers of Congress, with tech and AI-infrastructure stocks hit especially hard. It argues Democratic criticism of data-center costs and AI development fed fears that investment could slow, while Trump blamed the election results for the market decline.

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