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Tech sell-off drives US markets down by nearly $1tn after subpar earnings reports

In total, the decline has knocked nearly $1tn in value off the tech-heavy Nasdaq exchange in one week and erased about $2tn in a month.

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The Guardian reported that in total, the decline has knocked nearly $1tn in value off the tech-heavy Nasdaq exchange in one week and erased about $2tn in a month.

The S&P 500, the index of the 500 most valuable companies in the US, fell by more than 1% Friday, losing hundreds of billions of dollars in…

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United States · Americas
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The Guardian
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Key names
AI, Nasdaq
Section
Business

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