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Opinion: Household wealth plummets by $13.5 trillion, second-worst drop on record

Opinion: Household wealth plummets by $13.5 trillion, second-worst drop on record

US households lost an estimated $6.8 trillion in wealth in the first three quarters of 2022 as the SPX stock market, -0.73% DJIA, -0.90% COMP, -0.70% has lost more than 25% of its value, the Federal Reserve reported Friday in the government’s quarterly financial accounts. Nominal net worth fell 4.6% to $143.3 trillion, as the …

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Asian markets fall as China protests and lockdowns cloud outlook

Asian markets fall as China protests and lockdowns cloud outlook

BANGKOK — Stocks skidded in Asia on Monday, with Hong Kong briefly falling more than 4% following weekend protests in various cities against China’s strict zero-COVID lockdowns. U.S. futures were down after a mixed and shortened session Friday on Wall Street. Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel. The unrest in China is the …

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