Nowhere to hide: Tech selloff hits software and chip stocks alike

MarketWatch·October 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM

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The software and semiconductor sectors haven’t been trading in tandem much this year, but they collectively fell Friday as AI and interest-rate fears hit the market.

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