Why Is the US Stock Market Crashing? 3 Reasons Behind the $2 Trillion Wipeout

U.S. equities shed roughly $2 trillion in market value within an hour as a sharp selloff hit chip and AI-linked stocks. The article attributes the crash to three main drivers but does not specify them in the provided excerpt. The scale of the single-hour loss underscores how concentrated the market's gains had become in semiconductor and artificial intelligence names. Investors will be watching whether the drawdown deepens in the next session or stabilizes as dip buyers step in.