{"id":22511,"date":"2026-07-31T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22511"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:00:18","slug":"tech-and-chip-makers-lose-1-trillion-in-massive-ai-sell-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22511","title":{"rendered":"Tech and chip makers lose $1 trillion in massive AI sell-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>Investors are thinking twice about the stocks that have most benefited from the AI boom.<\/p>\n<p>The 20 most valuable chip stocks have lost $1.3 trillion over the past week after a big sell-off, according to analysis by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/07\/29\/chip-selloff-sk-hynix-samsung-softbank.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><u>CNBC<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet&#8217;s data, Nvidia led in losses after investors liquidated $238 billion since the market closed on Friday. There&#8217;s perhaps no bigger sign that investors are getting cold feet when it comes to artificial intelligence, as Nvidia has benefited more than any other company from the AI boom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other companies in the memory space have also taken a big hit. SK Hynix lost $176 billion. Samsung is down $173 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. lost $119 billion. Micron shed $113 billion. And AMD is down $110 billion.<\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Light Speed<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Tech companies have seen demand in memory and storage skyrocket as AI companies buy out supply to power their insatiable compute needs. Due to this, <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/ram-prices-expected-to-rise-nearly-50-percent-ai-boom-report\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><u>RAM<\/u><\/a> and SSD storage supply has dwindled for everyday consumers. Consumer tech companies like Apple have been forced to institute <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/apple-price-increases-full-list\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><u>price hikes<\/u><\/a> on their products as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, however, investors are seemingly starting to question their AI-related investments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decline appears to be driven largely by sentiment rather than fundamentals,\u201d Morningstar&#8217;s Chief Equity Strategist Michael Field told CNBC. \u201cSimply put, it\u2019s loss of confidence,\u201d he added. \u201cWe continue to see upside in many AI names, but these are growth stocks, and, as such, much of their value comes from cash flows expected far out into the future, which requires a lot of faith from investors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Investor concern surrounding AI technology seems rooted in the fact that while these companies make billions of dollars, they&#8217;re spending way more than they make. According to recent reporting from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e15b0d7e-ff6b-4f16-ba7a-4068feddb828\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><em><u>Financial Times<\/u><\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wheresyoured.at\/exclusive-openai-financials\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><u>Ed Zitron<\/u><\/a>, AI giant OpenAI had a net loss of $38.5 billion last year. Just this week, OpenAI <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/07\/22\/openais-ai-spending-spree-has-ballooned-to-750b\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><u>announced<\/u><\/a> that it will spend $750 billion on infrastructure through 2030. Finally, Google recently experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/google-ai-bill-cash-flow-negative\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">its first-ever negative cash flow quarter<\/a>, thanks to spending on AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, investor sentiment on AI can turn around quickly.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investors are thinking twice about the stocks that have most benefited from the AI boom. The 20 most valuable chip stocks have lost $1.3 trillion over the past week after a big sell-off, according to analysis by CNBC. 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