Wall Street experienced significant declines on Thursday, driven by steep losses in AI heavyweights like Nvidia. Investors scaled back expectations of interest rate cuts due to inflation concerns and differing views among central bankers on the U.S. economy’s health. This sentiment led to a market rotation away from technology stocks.
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