Nasdaq falls 3% as disappointing inflation data slams stocks

By AFP
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Wall Street stocks tumbled early Thursday as another disappointing consumer inflation report set the stage for more aggressive Federal Reserve interest rates hikes.

Losses on the Nasdaq hit three precent, while both the Dow and S&P 500 were down around two percent, touching two-year lows as the data showed prices rising twice as fast as expected in September.

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