Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
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Outlets on this story
16
Economy/Business
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A sell-off for tech stocks is forcing the U.S. market down again, with Amazon and Intel helping lead the way this time.
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Amazon → force → way
The S&P 500 fell 1.2 per cent Friday and was on track to erase its gain for October, even though it set its all-time high during the month.
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it → fall → month
The weakness for technology stocks dragged the Nasdaq composite down 2.2 per cent, but the rest of the market was holding up better.
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rest → drag → market
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a modest 162 points, or 0.3 per cent.
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Average → fall → points
Treasury yields sank as investors searched for safer things to own, even though oil prices rose.
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prices → sink → things
Bitcoin dropped about 3 per cent to $77,695 after a major $6.36 billion hack at Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange.
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Bitcoin → drop → Binance
Binance temporarily suspended withdrawals and deposits.
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Binance → suspend → withdrawals
Alphabet’s Class A shares slid more than 12 per cent on Thursday after the company behind Google and YouTube reported weaker growth for the summer than analysts expected.
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analysts → slide → summer
That was their worst day since they began trading more than 20 years ago.
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they → begin → ?
The tech giant had been under pressure to at least meet analysts’ expectations for growth amid concerns about how much it’s spending to invest in artificial intelligence.
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it → meet → intelligence
Its shares were down slightly before the market open on Friday.
AI-related stocks have been volatile.
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stocks → relate → Friday
Shares of chipmakers and other companies have risen on enthusiasm for the technology, then fallen on concerns about issues such as supply constraints.
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Shares → rise → constraints
Meanwhile, shares of Amazon slid nearly seven per cent in premarket trading as the company offered a cautious sales forecast for the current fourth quarter that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts’ expectations.
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that → slide → expectations
Intel’s stock slumped more than 25 per cent before the market open as the chip company provided a softer-than-anticipated fourth-quarter outlook on continued weakness in the personal computer market.
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company → slump → market
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude rose 2.1 per cent to $104.13 a barrel.
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crude → rise → 104.13
Brent crude, the international standard, climbed 2.5 per cent to $113.51 a barrel.
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crude → climb → 113.51
Brent remains near the high end of its range since the war with Iran began.
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war → remain → Iran
The highest price for the most actively traded contract in the market for Brent crude since then is nearly $120, reached in March.
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price → trade → March
The British military said Friday that a tanker caught fire after a small boat attached two explosives to its hull while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily disabling the vessel.
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it → say → vessel
The explosion comes as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday that three oil tankers had struck mines while attempting to leave the strait through an unauthorized route.
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tankers → come → route
Earlier this month, UKMTO said in a report that October is already the busiest month for reported attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz since March, in the opening months of the Iran war.
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October → say → war
In Europe, France’s CAC 40 gained 0.1 per cent to 7,981.42, while the German DAX fell 0.6 per cent to 25,895.24.
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DAX → gain → 25,895.24
Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.3 per cent to 10,725.66.
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FTSE → add → 10,725.66