Nasdaq slides over 5% for worst month since March 2025 as AI trade suffers
Tech stocks plunged Friday, erasing more than $1 trillion in value. The Nasdaq 100 index fell 3.4% in afternoon trading, its worst one-day drop since mid-June.
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Tech stocks plunged Friday, erasing more than $1 trillion in value. The Nasdaq 100 index fell 3.4% in afternoon trading, its worst one-day drop since mid-June.
GOLD WEEKLY OUTLOOKGold has completed a head and shoulders top on the daily chart, with four breaks of structure since the September high near $4,750. Sellers are firmly in control. 📍 POI : $4,120–4,220, where gold and …
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Diplomatic developments weighed on prices, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying Tehran remained open to negotiations. The Wall Street Journal reported that US Vice President JD Vance had contacted Mohsen …
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The US and Israel have teased strikes around their elections, particularly against Iran’s civilian infrastructure.
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The cryptocurrency had been widely expected to break higher in anticipation of a halving, but instead it sold off.
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