Published Jul 17, 2026, 4:36 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

AI Upheaval Crushes Retail Traders Crowding Into Leveraged Funds

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A surprise breakthrough from Chinese startup Moonshot rippled through global markets Friday, sending AI and semiconductor stocks sharply lower and reviving memories of last year’s so-called DeepSeek moment. It was the latest reminder that markets are being reshaped at extraordinary speed and that assumptions about tomorrow’s winners can change almost overnight.