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Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep

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Key takeaways

  • Key TakeawaysBloom Energy fell 8% as AI stocks sold off after Democrats swept Tuesday’s elections, and Lumentum and MARA Holdings fell with it.
  • Exposed: QQQ, AIQ, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN
  • Market reaction: QQQ +0.9% on the day; AIQ +0.6% on the day; MSFT +6.8% on the day

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Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep

Key TakeawaysBloom Energy fell 8% as AI stocks sold off after Democrats swept Tuesday’s elections, and Lumentum and MARA Holdings fell with it. Data center contractors fell even more, a sign investors fear fewer data centers will get built, which would hurt Bloom too.

Directly affected

  • BE Bloom Energy-22.1% 30d

    Named in this report.

  • MARA MARA Holdings-6.2% 6d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF-0.1% 17d

    Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • GOOGL Alphabet-17.2% 30d

    Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • MSFT Microsoft+4.0% 30d

    Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • META Meta Platforms-16.6% 30d

    Meta Platforms (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • AMZN Amazon.com+0.5% 30d

    Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BE+6.49%-5.05%base-6.39%after closeafter closeafter close
MARA+2.51%-5.85%base-5.99%after closeafter closeafter close
QQQ+5.88%+0.76%base+0.93%after closeafter closeafter close
AIQ+8.17%+0.96%base+0.60%after closeafter closeafter close
GOOGL+16.24%-0.00%base+3.25%after closeafter closeafter close
MSFT+2.19%+0.22%base+6.76%after closeafter closeafter close
META-1.33%-0.97%base+1.45%after closeafter closeafter close
AMZN+1.58%-4.14%base+6.15%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Global X Fds (AIQ)that day+0.60%final price
Global X Fds (AIQ)three days earlier+0.96%final price
Global X Fds (AIQ)five days earlier+8.17%final price
Amazon Com (AMZN)that day+6.15%final price
Amazon Com (AMZN)three days earlier-4.14%final price
Amazon Com (AMZN)five days earlier+1.58%final price
BEthat day-6.39%final price
BEthree days earlier-5.05%final price
BEfive days earlier+6.49%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)that day+3.25%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)three days earlier-0.00%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)five days earlier+16.24%final price
MARAthat day-5.99%final price
MARAthree days earlier-5.85%final price
MARAfive days earlier+2.51%final price
Meta Platforms (META)that day+1.45%final price
Meta Platforms (META)three days earlier-0.97%final price
Meta Platforms (META)five days earlier-1.33%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)that day+6.76%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)three days earlier+0.22%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)five days earlier+2.19%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)that day+0.93%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier+0.76%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier+5.88%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    In “Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep,” Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • AIQ Global X Fds

    For “Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep,” Global X Fds (AIQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • MSFT Microsoft

    In “Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep,” Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • GOOGL Alphabet

    For “Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep,” Alphabet (GOOGL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • AMZN Amazon Com

    In “Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • META Meta Platforms

    In “Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep,” Meta Platforms (META) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Meta Platforms (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

The 4 Nov 2026 story “Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep” names Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) because of this story.

Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is on the page because Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

Global X Fds (AIQ) is here too. Its reason reads: Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) price range

AIQ traded between 61.70 and 67.40 across 14 sessions. The latest close on file is 62.94. MSFT traded between 505.00 and 551.08 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 520.81. QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32.

How strong the case is around Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

46 out of 100

“Bloom Energy Sinks 8%, Lumentum Down 11% as AI Power Stocks Fade After Democrat Sweep” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.