1648046862 Stocks slide as Russia and Ukraine boost oil and gold

Stocks slide as Russia and Ukraine boost oil and gold

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US stocks fell on Wednesday as investors kept a close eye on Russia and Ukraine as President Biden left for a NATO meeting and an EU summit in Europe on Thursday.

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Me: DJIDOW JONES AVERAGES34582.9-224.56-0.65%
SP500S&P5004489.03-22.58-0.50%
I: COMPNASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX14034.754047-74.06-0.52%

US crude futures rose to $112 a barrel while Brent, the global benchmark, approached $120 a barrel.

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USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP78.56-0.98-1.23%
BNOUNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT31.83-0.35-1.09%
UGAUNITED STATES GASOLINE FUND LP PARTNERSHIP ENTITIES58.43-1.20-2.01%

Gold continued its climb to the $1,937 an ounce level.

Stocks slide as Russia and Ukraine boost oil and gold

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GLDSPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST – EUR ACC179.36-1.31-0.73%

The 10-year government bond yield climbed to 2.375% on Wednesday, the highest since May 2019, putting a focus on bank and brokerage stocks that should benefit from higher yields.

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JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & Co.142.62+2.97+2.13%
GSTHE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC.343.01+4.01+1.18%
BAKBANK OF AMERICA CORP.44.18+1.34+3.13%

GameStop’s shares rose after the retailer’s chairman Ryan Cohen announced his firm bought 100,000 shares of the company’s stock on Tuesday.

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GMEGAMESTOP CORP.137.79+14.64+11.89%

Semiconductor manufacturers are in focus, with Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger expected to tell Congress at a hearing today that the industry needs more funding to address the chip crisis. Micron’s CEO will also be present.

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INTCINTEL CORP.48.39+1.00+2.11%
muMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC.79.12+0.77+0.98%

Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger speaks to Mornings with Maria ahead of his testimony before the US Senate Commerce Committee, where he will support government subsidies to boost semiconductor manufacturing.

Moderna will seek FDA approval for its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 to 12.

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MRNAMODERNA INC.186.72+11.34+6.47%

In economic data, new single-family home sales unexpectedly fell 2% in February to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 772,000. That’s down from 801k in January, when sales fell more-than-expected as rising mortgage rates and higher prices kept some first-time homebuyers out of the market.

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Bitcoin traded around $42,000.

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Ken Martin of FOX Business and The Associated Press contributed to this report.