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Live stock market news updates: Stocks plunge as rate hikes rock markets, retail sales miss

Live stock market news updates: Stocks plunge as rate hikes rock markets, retail sales miss

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as Wall Street reeled from another big rate hike by Federal Reserve officials and weighed similar moves from monetary policymakers across the Atlantic. A disappointing reading on consumer spending also weighed on sentiment. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England followed the lead of the US Fed by …

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Eye movements give clues to how we make decisions – Neuroscience News

Summary: The speed with which our eyes race through a range of options gives new clues to how we make decisions. Source: University of Colorado New research from scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests the eyes really may be the window to the soul – or, at least, the way humans look can …

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Are the youngest children in the class overmedicated? – Neuroscience News

Summary: Children younger in a grade are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than their older peers. Younger children have an 80% higher risk of being prescribed medication to control ADHD. Source: NTNU Christine Strand Bachmann conducted a study that includes all Norwegian children born between 1989 and 1998, a total of 488,000 people. …

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Live stock market news updates: Stocks struggle to rebound as selling pressure continues

Live stock market news updates: Stocks struggle to rebound as selling pressure continues

U.S. stocks edged lower in choppy trade on Wednesday, extending a downtrend that began the week as investors weigh higher interest rates and the prospect of an economic slowdown against optimism around the relaxation of COVID protocols in China. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell about 50 …

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