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Wall Street Loses $1 Trillion in Single Session The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.01% to close at 45,960.11. The S&P 500 dropped 1.74% to 6,477.16. The Nasdaq Composite led the decline, shedding 2.38% to close at 21,408.08. All three indices reversed gains posted Wednesday, when the Dow gained 0.66%, the S&P 500 rose 0.54%, and the Nasdaq added 0.77%. The CBOE Volatility Index, widely tracked as Wall Street’s fear gauge, climbed to 27.44 — a level that signals traders are pricing in further turbulence. VIX on Thursday, March 26, 2026, via tradingview.com. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil jumped 2.2% to approximately $92.16 per barrel. The move reflects market concern over potential supply disruptions tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict now entering its fifth week. Brent crude is back at the $100 line, up 2.8% during today’s trading session. Negative headlines around Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) operations added to selling pressure in the tech and semiconductor sectors. Treasury yields moved higher across the curve. The 2-year yield rose to 3.96%, the 10-year climbed to 4.42%, and the 30-year reached 4.93%. Yields rising in tandem with equity losses suggest investors are pricing in inflation and energy-linked growth risks rather than seeking safety in government bonds. Gold fell approximately 3% to around $4,392 per ounce. Silver dropped between 4% and 6% to approximately $68.35 per ounce. Both metals sold off despite the geopolitical backdrop — a move analysts attributed to profit-taking and a stronger U.S. dollar. Market data shows that bitcoin declined roughly 2.5% to approximately $68,842 by 5 p.m. Eastern time. Ethereum fell 4.4% to around $2,066. Broader crypto markets followed equities lower, with most altcoins posting losses and no major positive catalysts in sight. Analyst: Europe’s Debt Bomb Is Getting Harder to Ignore Sergei Gorev, head of risk at Youhodler,…

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