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Shares continued to slide the following day and ended Friday’s session in the red.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

With fears mounting that gains so far this year may be unsustainable, a surprisingly strong US jobs report for April sparked a selloff, with the major US markets ending the week in the red.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

U.S. stock futures were in the red after Asian markets broadly slipped, though European stocks enjoyed a rare morning of outperformance as artificial-intelligence exuberance buoyed the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Nine out of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors ended in the red.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The lady hated the guy in the red suit.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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