The Binance hack rattled crypto markets the same day disappointing tech earnings dragged the Nasdaq lower, and even gold stumbled. Three past shocks reveal a pattern in Bitcoin’s behavior that raises serious doubts about its safe-haven reputation.
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By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A sell-off for tech stocks got even worse Friday on worries that Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology sent prices too high.
The S&P 500 tumbled 1.8% for its worst day since June,
Following another sell-off in tech stocks, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -2.86%) is now on the verge of a correction as the index is down roughly 8% from its closing peak.
On Friday, the trigger was underwhelming earnings reports from a slew of tech companies like Amazon,
The S&P 500 tumbled about 1.8 per cent Friday for its worst day since June. The weakness of technology stocks dragged the Nasdaq composite down a market-leading 2.9 per cent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.1 per cent.
Canada’s main index, the S&P/TSX composite, bounced back from its afternoon drop of 2.3 per cent to close down 1.7 per cent.
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Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan indicated support for a minimum of two additional 25-basis-point rate increases.
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin and St. Louis Fed’s Alberto Musalem emphasized that incremental adjustments help businesses and households adapt smoothly.
The push for tighter policy comes as inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% target,
The dire warnings that Social Security is running out of money have been blaring for so long that they have started to sound like white noise.
Most retirees grip their savings like a lifeline they’re terrified to cut, but the real safety net may hinge on a single timing decision that, once made, cannot be undone.
Many people in their 60s and 70s spent decades building a nest egg and now can’t bring themselves to touch it.