Nasdaq closes down more than 2% as global tech sell-off deepens

Global stocks extended losses on Tuesday in a sell-off driven by chipmakers and other tech companies that have recently benefited from market enthusiasm for the prospects of artificial intelligence. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index was down 2.21 percent at the market’s close. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Among the main drivers were Sandisk and Micron Technology, which specialize in memory and storage. Both wer