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Stocks Slip as CPI Fuels Fed Fatigue

Wall Street has been stuck in neutral for most of 2025

Deputy Editor
Feb 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Wall Street tumbled Wednesday, as hotter-than-expected inflation data rattled markets and extended 2025's sideways trading. The Dow shed 225 points, but was off by over 400 points at its session lows. The S&P 500 posted a more modest decline while the Nasdaq finished flat, with losses stymied by strength in select mega-cap tech stocks. Elsewhere, the 10-year Treasury yield surged past 4.65%, reinforcing fears that the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates elevated longer than anticipated.

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

  • Options traders pounced on these 3 stocks.
  • Signal says buy the dip on this pharma stock.
  • Plus, earnings reports you may have missed, and more inflation data next week.

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5 Things to Know Today 

  1. Tulsi Gabbard is now the director of national intelligence. (CNBC)
  2. President Donald Trump says lower interest rates and tariffs should go "hand in hand." (Reuters)
  3. Popular AI stock boosted by revenue forecast.
  4. Unpacking this pharmaceutical giant's earnings report.
  5. Fed and inflation data are just getting started.

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Oil, Gold Cool Off

Oil futures snapped a three-day winning streak, falling after U.S. data showed U.S. crude inventories rose for a third consecutive week. March-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude shed $1.95, or 2.7, to settle at $71.37 per barrel.

Gold prices moved higher Wednesday, but futures on the precious metal fell. The contract for February delivery last seen trading 0.2% lower at $2,927.30 an ounce.

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