Tech-Bubble Prophets Are Validated as Stock Rout Spares No One
- Tech haven trade becomes market vulnerability in selloff
- Apple, Amazon results seen at risk of worsening sentiment
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For weeks, warnings that elevated tech-stock valuations could cause a violent selloff bubbled beneath the surface. On Wednesday, they looked prescient.
U.S. stocks tumbled the most since June with rising virus cases threatening the economic recovery. More than $2 trillion has been wiped from the value of American equities this week and Wall Street’s fear gauge spiked to the highest in four months.