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“Dow tumbles 1,000 points, S&P 500 posts worst day since 2022 in global market sell-off…” [Aug 5 2024]

“Stocks fell sharply on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its worst day in nearly two years, as worries over the health of the U.S. economy sparked a global market sell-off. The Dow dropped 1,033.99 points, or 2.6%, to end at 38,703.27.… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Intel has worst day on Wall Street in 50 years, falls to lowest price in over a decade” [Aug 2 2024]

“…The stock plummeted 26% to $21.48 at the close. It was the second worst day ever for the shares, behind only a 31% drop in July 1974, which was three years after Intel’s IPO. The company’s market cap is now… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Salesforce shares tumble 20%, on pace for worst day since 2004”

“Shares of Salesforce tumbled 20% Thursday morning, putting the stock on pace for its worst day in nearly 20 years. Its worst trading day on record is July 4, 2004, when shares fell 27% just days after the company went public. The… Continue Reading…

Business, Personal Finance

“Credit-card delinquency rates were worst on record in Fed study”

“US credit-card delinquency rates were the highest on record in the fourth quarter, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia report. Almost 3.5% of card balances were at least 30 days past due as of the end of December,… Continue Reading…

Energy, Stocks

“Sunnova CEO tries to reassure rattled investors after stock plunged 26% in worst day since March 2020”

“…Sunnova shares plummeted 26.7% Thursday after the residential solar company announced a $100 million at-the-market stock offering program. Sunnova’s market cap declined by $382 million in the worst day for the company since March 2020 and the second worst day… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Britain falls into recession, with worst GDP performance in 2023 in years”

“…Gross domestic product fell 0.3% in the final three months of 2023, following a 0.1% contraction in the July-to-September period, the Office for National Statistics said. A recession is commonly defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction…” https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/15/economy/britain-falls-into-recession/index.html

Real Estate

“December home sales slump to close out worst year since 1995”

“Sales of previously owned homes fell 1% in December compared with November to 3.78 million units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 6.2% lower than in December 2022, marking the lowest level… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Cisco stock falls 10%, the worst day in over a year”

“Cisco shares closed down 9.8% Thursday, marking the worst day since May 19, 2022 when the stock slipped 13.7%. The fall comes a day after the company reported its quarterly earnings that beat on the top and bottom lines but gave weaker-than-expected revenue… Continue Reading…

Business

“Home Depot posts worst revenue miss in about 20 years, lowers forecast as consumers delay big projects”

“Home Depot on Tuesday reported its biggest revenue miss in more than 20 years and lowered its forecast for this year, as consumers delay large projects and buy fewer big-ticket items like patio sets and grills… Home Depot said it now… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Plummeting bank stocks test predictions that worst of the crisis is over”

“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the seizure of First Republic was “an important step toward drawing a line under” turmoil in the banking system. Within two hours the stock of another troubled regional lender was down more… Continue Reading…