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These Sectors Led Wednesday's Fed-Fueled Stock Market Sell-Off

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Rate-sensitive stocks plummeted on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve scaled back its forecast for futurꦿe interest rate cuts and projected inflation would run hotter than previously expected next year. 

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The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index fell 4.6%, weighed on by giants like Tesla (TSLA), down 8.3%, and Amazon (AMZN), off 4.6%. Those two were the worst performing of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Magnificent Seven stocks on Wednesday. The S&P 500 Real Estate Sector ♌Index fell 4%.

The sectors led a broad sell-off that touched every corner of the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:extended its losing streak to 10 consecutive d𒆙ays, falling 2.6%, or more than 1,100 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell 3% and 3.6%, r🤡espectively. 

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks fell 4%. Companies with small market capitalizations are more likely than their large peers to be unprofitable, increasing their dependence on borrowing. They are also more likely to hold 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:floating-rate debt, making them particularly sensiti༺ve to interest rates. 

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