Wall Street Retreats as Tech Sell-Off Intensifies Amid Valuation Concerns and Government Shutdown Woes

U.S. equity markets experienced a broad retreat during afternoon trading on Friday, November 7, 2025, as a persistent sell-off in technology stocks intensified, driven by mounting concerns over inflated valuations in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and exacerbated by the ongoing government shutdown. All three major indexes were firmly in negative territory, signaling a challenging end to the trading week and putting them on track for their steepest weekly losses in months.Major Index PerformanceThe ...