{"id":18975,"date":"2026-02-25T10:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=18975"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:45:37","slug":"the-dow-dropped-800-points-was-a-viral-doomsday-ai-report-to-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/the-dow-dropped-800-points-was-a-viral-doomsday-ai-report-to-blame\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dow Dropped 800 Points. Was a Viral Doomsday AI Report to Blame?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>A research report went viral over the weekend. By Monday, the stock market was in free fall. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citriniresearch.com\/p\/2028gic\">Citrini Research<\/a> published a 7,000-word hypothetical scenario dated June 2028 that painted a scary portrait of AI disrupting white-collar jobs and sparking financial contagion. The report tapped into a fear: What if AI is so good for the economy that it\u2019s actually bad for stocks?<\/p>\n<p>Many stocks named in the report tanked. Software firms Datadog, CrowdStrike, and Zscaler each plunged more than 9%. IBM fell 13%, its worst one-day performance since 2000. American Express, KKR, and Blackstone\u2014all called out by Citrini\u2014also tumbled.<\/p>\n<p>Trade policy uncertainty also played a role in the fall. Still, the market\u2019s response to a thought experiment shows how anxious Wall Street has become about AI disruption.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/stocks\/global-stocks-markets-dow-news-02-23-2026-06a32080?mod=hp_trendingnow_article_pos1\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Sign up for the <\/i>Entrepreneur Daily<i> newsletter to get the news and resources you need to know today to help you run your business better. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/info.entrepreneur.com\/daily-newsletter-sign-up-page?utm_campaign=Web-Visitors&amp;utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=Text-CTA\"><i>Get it in your inbox.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/news-and-trends\/the-dow-dropped-800-points-was-a-viral-ai-report-to-blame\/502954\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A research report went viral over the weekend. By Monday, the stock market was in free fall. Citrini Research published a 7,000-word hypothetical scenario dated June 2028 that painted a scary portrait of AI disrupting white-collar jobs and sparking financial contagion. 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