hammered

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On Wednesday, equities also got hammered despite January data that showed the biggest job gain in 13 months — which complicates the outlook for inflation and interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

From MarketWatch

It seems that, every day, a different industry is hammered in the stock market over fears springing from the adoption of generative-artificial-intelligence technology.

From MarketWatch

On Wednesday, equities also got hammered despite January’s surprisingly strong jobs report, action which strategists chalked up to a more complicated outlook for inflation and interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

From MarketWatch

Such a paltry move, in the wake of a surprisingly strong U.S. monthly jobs report that hammered bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts, suggests a market that continues to search for direction.

From Barron's

Bitcoin was getting hammered on Wednesday, with the leading cryptocurrency shedding nearly $2,000 of value.

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