#Dow plunges as economic data adds to Fed rate-hike fears

#Dow plunges as economic data adds to Fed rate-hike fears

“Dow plunges as economic data adds to Fed rate-hike fears” US stocks plunged in trading Monday as some better-than-expected economic data sparked fresh anxiety among investors about Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 524 points, or 1.52%, in late afternoon trading. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 260 points, or 2.27%,…

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#Dow, stocks tumble despite signs of easing inflation

#Dow, stocks tumble despite signs of easing inflation

“Dow, stocks tumble despite signs of easing inflation” The Dow fell nearly 200 points in uneven trading on Wall Street Thursday and bond yields pulled back after the government reported that a measure of inflation that’s closely watched by the Federal Reserve eased in October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 194.76 points, or 0.6%,…

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#Elon Musk’s view of this investing strategy: ‘ESG is the devil’

#Elon Musk’s view of this investing strategy: ‘ESG is the devil’

“Elon Musk’s view of this investing strategy: ‘ESG is the devil’” Elon Musk evidently has a diabolical view of environmental, social and corporate governance – more commonly referred to as “ESG.”  His comments came in response to a Sunday Twitter post from small business expert and advisor Carol Roth.  “Remember when @ElonMusk wanted to bring free speech to Twitter…

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#Dow surges after Fed hints at smaller rate hikes

#Dow surges after Fed hints at smaller rate hikes

“Dow surges after Fed hints at smaller rate hikes” US stocks tumbled on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points but signaled that smaller rate hikes may be on the horizon. The Dow had jumped more than 300 points but fell more than 200 points after Fed Chair Jerome…

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#Chip stocks slide as Samsung, AMD expect big drop in demand

#Chip stocks slide as Samsung, AMD expect big drop in demand

“Chip stocks slide as Samsung, AMD expect big drop in demand” Dire forecasts from Samsung Electronics and Advanced Micro Devices sent chip-related shares lower on Friday, sparking fears that a slump in demand for semiconductors could be much worse than expected. AMD, Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm and Micron Technology were down between 2.9% and 14%, weighing on smaller peers…

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#Why Wall Street has soured on Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

#Why Wall Street has soured on Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

“Why Wall Street has soured on Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook” Wall Street analysts are bearish on Facebook’s parent company Meta as the social network continues to hemorrhage users migrating to upstart rival TikTok. “I’m not sure there’s a core business that works anymore at Facebook,” Needham analyst Laura Martin told CNBC on Friday. While Facebook maintains…

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#CNBC’s Joe Kernen challenges Buttigieg on inflation

#CNBC’s Joe Kernen challenges Buttigieg on inflation

“CNBC’s Joe Kernen challenges Buttigieg on inflation” CNBC anchor Joe Kernen took Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to task on Friday for the Biden administration holding a celebration on the same day that a worse-than-expected August inflation report caused stocks to tank. President Biden held a party on the White House’s South Lawn on Tuesday to…

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