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U.S. stock futures fall after bitcoin's weekend drop, as gold and silver's sell-off may be bleeding into other markets
U.S. stock futures sank Sunday, after a weekend slide by bitcoin and Friday's massive sell-off in precious metals capped a tumultuous first month of 2026. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM00) were down about 340 points, or 0.7%, in volatile trading late Sunday. S&P 500 futures (ES00) were down about 1.2%, while Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ00) were off 1.5%. All three were recently trading at session lows. Gold (GC00) and silver futures (SI00) gave up strong early-session gains and turned negative late Sunday after the wipeout on Friday that erased a combined $7.4 trillion in market value, as gold fell 11% and ... (full story)
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