🔻 Markets Slip as US Shutdown Looms — S&P & Nasdaq in Red

[theSignalyst]

With a U.S. government shutdown on the brink, the S&P 500 dipped ~0.13% and Nasdaq fell ~0.26%.

Tech names like Meta and Alphabet led the slide, while consumer and energy names also weakened. Investors fear delays in key economic data (jobs, inflation) just when clarity is most needed.

[Nahid Hossen]

Meta, Alphabet and other tech giants dragged markets lower, with energy and consumer names also slipping. Investors are uneasy as potential delays in key data — jobs and inflation — cloud the outlook.

[Abdul Khan]

Stocks slid as tech led losses and investors braced for possible delays in critical economic reports, fueling uncertainty over growth and Fed policy. ️