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Cryptocurrency TerraUSD Plunges as Investors Bail

A selloff in a cryptocurrency that was supposed to be pegged to $1 accelerated Wednesday, briefly sending its price to less than a quarter of that value. TerraUSD traded as low as 23 cents Wednesday, according to data from CoinDesk. As of 2:43 pm ET, it had partially rebounded to about 68 cents in volatile […]

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Dow Falls for Fourth Straight Day

US stocks swung between gains and losses on Tuesday as uncertainty over inflation, interest rates and the economy continued to weigh on the market. All three major indexes opened higher, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite up 2.8% at one point. By late morning, stocks had mostly erased those gains and appeared on track to extend […]

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US Stocks Turn Lower, Extending Selloff

US stock indexes rebounded early Tuesday, before dropping back into negative territory, following three days of punishing declines. The S&P 500 was recently down 0.5% in morning trading, a day after the broad index slumped 3.2% to its lowest level for the year. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.4% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]