Fears about economic conditions reared up again, with somewhat favorable data making market participants concerned that the Federal Reserve might keep pushing interest rates to higher levels. Losses for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) all came in between 1% and 1.5%. Earnings season won't start in earnest until next week, but a few companies released results that didn't stand up to inspection from shareholders. Read More...
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Why Shopify, Palantir, and CrowdStrike Stocks Slumped on Thursday
Within the tech sector, shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR), and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) are suffering worse than most, falling 3.3%, 3.9%, and 8%, respectively, through 12:05 p.m. ET. You can blame investment bank Jefferies for that — and Piper Sandler, too. Jefferies started off the new year with a series of downgrades, reversing its buy ratings and lowering Shopify, Palantir, and CrowdStrike to neutral, as ratings-watcher The Fly reports today.