Core Points - The U.S. job market shows signs of deterioration, leading to a collective decline in major tech stocks, with the S&P 500 down 1.12%, Nasdaq down 1.9%, and Dow Jones down 0.84% [1] - OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar mentioned the need for a financial ecosystem involving banks, private equity, and federal government support for massive chip investments, which sparked concerns about an "AI bubble" [3][4] - OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman clarified that the company does not seek government guarantees for its data center investments and emphasized the importance of a national strategic computing reserve for public benefit [6][7] Company Performance - Major tech stocks experienced declines, with Nvidia down 3.65%, Apple down 0.14%, Microsoft down 1.98%, and Amazon down 2.86% [9] - Duolingo, a language learning platform, saw a significant drop of 25% due to disappointing earnings guidance, marking its largest single-day decline [9] - Chinese stocks showed mixed results, with Alibaba up 1.69% and JD down 0.28% [9] Economic Indicators - The Challenger job-cut report indicated that U.S. employers cut over 150,000 jobs in October, the highest number for that month in over two decades, influenced by cost-cutting and AI adoption [8] - Vanguard's economist noted that the report's predictive ability for future labor market conditions has historically been poor, but current layoffs pose greater risks compared to 2022 [8] Other Industry News - Google Cloud launched its seventh-generation TPU, "Ironwood," which offers over four times the performance of its predecessor, enabling the connection of up to 9,216 chips in a single cluster [11] - The U.S. government updated its critical minerals list, adding copper, silver, and uranium, which caused significant fluctuations in the mining sector [12]