Stocks fall sharply on Wall Street amid renewed inflation fears
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Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street, extending the market's losses amid worries about inflation and the path ahead for the economy.
The S&P 500 shed 2.1% Monday, its biggest drop since mid-June, to close at 4,137. Some 95% of stocks in the benchmark index lost ground. It finished in the red last week, breaking a four-week winning streak.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.9%, closing at 33,063, and the Nasdaq also fell by 2.6%. Technology companies and retailers had some of the heaviest losses. Amazon lost 5%; Meta lost 4.9% and Apple lost 3.9%.
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