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Stock markets worldwide drop from records as worries about oil prices rattle the bond market

Stock markets worldwide drop from records as worries about oil prices rattle the bond market

HONG KONG – The U.S. stock market is falling from its records Friday and joining a worldwide drop for stocks, as higher oil prices send a shiver through the bond market. Stocks that had been caught up in the euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology led the way lower.

The S&P 500 fell 1.2% from its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 426 points, or 0.9%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was down 1.8% from its own record.

Technology stocks tumbled in a sharp turnaround from their meteoric rises for much of the year, which had carried markets worldwide to records but also raised criticism that they had gone too far.

Nvidia, the stock that quickly became the face of the…

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