Stocks Spiral as Tech Selloff Grips Wall Street

Stocks spent most of the day wallowing in red ink, as investors once again circled out of tech -- thanks to the rising 10-year Treasury yield --.and anxiously eyed inflation pressures. Among the tech laggards, FAANG name Facebook (FB) was walloped by news that a whistleblower has accused the company of a "betrayal of democracy," after revealing her identity on Sunday. Separately, the platform, along with FB-owned Instagram and WhatsApp, is suffering its worst outage since 2008. As a result, the Dow lost 323 points, while the Nasdaq logged a triple-digit loss. The broader-market S&P 500 notched a sizable daily drop as well.

Continue reading for more on today's market, including:

• The sports betting stock that's seen a surge in call trading. 
• Why you shouldn't sweat CarMax stock's post-earnings pullback. 
• Plus, MRVL's promising technical setup; XENE nabs record highs; and the sporting goods stock ripe for a short squeeze.

The Dow Jones Average (DJI - 34,002.92) lost 323.5 points, or 0.9%. Merck (MRK) paced the gainers with a 2.1% pop, while Visa (V) fell to the bottom, shedding 2.5%.

The S&P 500 Index (SPX - 4,300.46) lost 56.6 points, or 1.3%, for the day, and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC - 14,255.49) shed 311.2 points, or 2.1% for the day.

Lastly, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX - 22.96) added 1.8 points, or 8.6%.

1. Senator Elizabeth Warren has requested that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigate personal investments made by several senior Federal Reserve officials which may have violated insider-trading regulations. (MarketWatch) 
2. Hollywood's backstage union workers, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, voted on Monday to organize an industry-wide strike, with more than 98% of those who voted in favor of the authorization. (CNBC)
3. Could Marvell Technologies stock brush off the tech sector pullback?
4. What pushed the shares of Xenon Pharmaceuticals to a record high. 
5. This sporting goods stock could squeeze shorts. 

There were no earnings of note today.

Oil Futures Hit Seven-Year Highs

Oil prices continued to rise today, hitting their highest level since 2014 in the process. Strengthening  black gold was news that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies (OPEC+) agreed to leave their current production deal unchanged, which will raise production output by 400,000 barrels per day next month -- an amount many believe will not be sufficient. In response, November-dated crude rose $1.74, or 2.3%, to settle at $77.62 a barrel. 

Gold prices also strung together another win, their third-straight, as the U.S. dollar softened and investors monitored rising tensions between China and Taiwan, leading many to rotate back into the safe-haven commodity. December-dated gold rose $9.20, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,767.60 an ounce for the day.