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- 12:01
Wall Street, tech stocks tumble: Nasdaq -2.58%, worst day since June
The Nasdaq Composite closed Thursday, October 22, at 26,008.86 points, down 2.58%, its worst daily performance since June, amid concerns over the sustainability of artificial intelligence spending. The S&P 500 lost 1.19%. The semiconductor sector was hit hardest: the Philadelphia Semiconductor index plunged nearly 7%, with Intel, AMD and Marvell down more than 8%. Meta lost about 7-8%, CoreWeave more than 10%. The sell-off extended Friday to Asian and European markets: France’s CAC 40 closed down 1.39%, while the spread between French and German yields topped 160 basis points. Sources: Al Jazeera, Tech Insider.
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- 12:01
Typhoon Champi: one dead and 94 injured in Taiwan, nearly a thousand flights cancelled
The death toll from Typhoon Champi in Taiwan has risen to one dead, swept away by waves whipped up by the storm, and 94 injured, with nearly 1,300 people evacuated from mountainous areas, according to local authorities. The system, with gusts of up to 119 miles per hour near the center according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration, was located on Friday about 137 miles east of the island. Nearly a thousand flights have been cancelled, metro lines suspended, and schools and offices closed across much of the territory. The forecast track takes Champi off the northeast coast of Taiwan, then toward the Chinese coast and finally southern Japan. Sources: NBC News, Yahoo News/AFP.
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