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US stocks slip as oil jumps 2.75% and a Fed rate hike stays on the table

The S&P 500 eased 0.18% to 7,710 and the Nasdaq fell 0.39% to 29,373 as crude rose to $77.29 on Middle East tension, while resilient jobs data and a September hike report lifted the 10-year yield to 4.67%.

Deepakshi7 Aug2 min

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Alphabet AI talent exodus and weak jobs data pull US stocks mixed

Nasdaq 100 fell 0.83% to 29,488 as Alphabet dropped 4% on staff departures, ADP showed just 44,000 July jobs, and gold climbed to $4,264

Deepakshi6 Aug2 min

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AI trade roars back to lift S&P 500 to a record 7,737 as oil tumbles 5.7%

The Nasdaq jumped 3.3% to 29,733 on broad tech strength while US crude fell to $75.77 on a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Deepakshi5 Aug

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Big tech leads a broad rally as oil tumbles to start August

The Nasdaq 100 climbed 1.78% to 28,777 and the S&P 500 rose 1.48% to 7,601 as AI-cloud names surged and US crude sank $4.33 to $80.34 after Trump called off an Iran strike.

Deepakshi4 Aug2 min

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Nasdaq surges 3.36% as Microsoft posts record $484bn gain and crowded AI bet is cleared

Tech rebounds after Microsoft's Azure beat and the forced liquidation of a $24bn hedge fund lift chip stocks, though the 30-year Treasury yield near 5.21% still signals caution

Deepakshi31 Jul2 min

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Fed holds rates but bond market sells off as chips drag Nasdaq into correction

The Fed left rates at 3.50%–3.75% in a rare 9–3 split; the 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.20% for the first time since 2007 while the Nasdaq 100 fell 2.06% and oil jumped 6.6%.

Deepakshi30 Jul2 min

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Chip stocks slide a fourth day as Korea's KOSPI crashes 10.8%

The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.98% to 27,763 while the Dow rose 1.03% to 52,752; oil dropped $3.35 to $79.26 on US–Iran talks, all ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision.

Deepakshi29 Jul2 min

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Oil sinks 7.5% on US-Iran truce as a chip selloff drags the Nasdaq lower

US crude fell about $6.70 to $82.61, the 10-year yield eased to 4.64%, while Nvidia's reported $250bn OpenAI backstop sent the Nasdaq 100 down 0.32% to 28,039

Deepakshi28 Jul2 min

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Nasdaq falls 2.15% as AI cash costs and $100 oil trigger broad sell-off

Alphabet and Tesla turned free-cash-flow negative while Brent crossed $100 on Red Sea tanker strikes, wiping about $888 billion off the seven largest tech names

Deepakshi24 Jul2 min

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Oil surges to six-week high as Middle East tensions revive Fed rate-hike bets

Brent crude jumped $3.06 to $94.07 after an 11th night of U.S. strikes on Iran, lifting the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.66% while the S&P 500 slipped 0.14% to 7,499 ahead of Alphabet and Tesla earnings.

Deepakshi23 Jul2 min

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Chip rally lifts Nasdaq 1.93% as oil tops $90 on Middle East escalation

The Nasdaq closed at 29,155 on chipmaker strength while Brent settled just above $91 and the 10-year Treasury yield rose to about 4.62%, its first move since June, reviving talk of a July 29 Fed hike

Deepakshi22 Jul2 min

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Oil-driven inflation worries lift yields as Wall Street ends mixed

US crude settled up 70 cents at $82.48 amid a ninth night of US–Iran strikes; the 10-year yield rose to 4.594% while the S&P 500 slipped 0.19% and the Nasdaq 100 edged up 0.04%.

Deepakshi21 Jul2 min

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Memory-chip rout and a 9% oil surge drag stocks lower ahead of key inflation data

The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.88% to 29,264 as chip stocks dropped about 5%, SK Hynix hit a record decline, and US crude jumped $6.73 to $78.14 on an Iran blockade; Fed's Waller flagged a possible July rate hike.

Deepakshi14 Jul2.5 min