Despite brief forays into the black, the Dow and S&P 500 ultimately finished lower for their fifth loss in the last six trading sessions. As the 10-year Treasury yield tested 5% again, the Nasdaq suffered its worst single-session percentage drop since February, with Alphabet (GOOGL) weighing especially heavy on investor sentiment after a cloud-related post-earnings dip. All eyes are now on tech behemoths Meta Platforms (META) and IBM (IBM), slated to report earnings after the close.

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Oil prices managed to snap a three-day losing streak, as investors continue to keep tabs on heightening tensions in the Middle East. December-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, added $1.65, or 2%, to settle at $85.39 a barrel. International conflict and curiosity around the Fed’s policy leanings sent Gold futures higher this afternoon. December-dated gold added $8.80, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,994.90 an ounce.More By This Author:Alphabet Earnings, Rising Bond Yields Drag Nasdaq
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