Nasdaq Plunges Over 5%, And S&P Falls 4.4% After August Inflation Report Tops Estimates

Nasdaq Plunges Over 5%, And S&P Falls 4.4% After August Inflation Report Tops Estimates

Stock market dives on Tuesday as inflation tops estimates, causing investors to panic.

Nasdaq plunges over 5%, being the seventh time this year that the Nasdaq slid 4% or more. Dow Jones shaves off over 1,300 points or roughly 4%. 

All three major averages mark September 13th as the worst sell-off since June 2020. 

Economists had expected to see a 0.1% fall in inflation but were surprised to see a 0.1% increase in inflation since August according to CPI statistics.

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