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wipeout

[wahyp-aut] / ˈwaɪpˌaʊt /


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See more: Tesla sees a $214 billion wipeout as investors pan Elon Musk’s plan to spend ‘as fast as we can’

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Predictions of an AI-driven hiring wipeout have yet to materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

His entire store is completely closed, facing structural damage, food and product loss and a complete wipeout of their inventory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

SpaceX erased $400.8 billion from its market cap on Monday, which made for the second-largest one-day wipeout on record for any U.S. company, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

Doubts about the current bull market have started to creep in following Friday’s tech stock wipeout, but this wouldn’t be the first false alarm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Newsletter writer Robert Prechter correctly predicted the epic bull market in 1982 but then multiple wipeouts that never occurred.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

“But you’ve got to avoid the wipeouts and you’ve got to be positioned at all times for the next wave coming, and it’s a never-ending process,” he told MarketWatch in an interview on Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

But there were no crashes on a course that has a track record for some gruesome wipeouts and evacuation by helicopter.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

There have already been some spectacular wipeouts in Olympic warm-up sessions, but so far no serious injuries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024

As Wang explained, shifting in his seat and gesturing with his hands throughout, Alameda earned an “allow_negative” badge because it helped the firm sidestep the automatic procedures Wang implemented to prevent account overdraws and wipeouts.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2023



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