Traders work the floors at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 11, 2023.
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- Major stock indexes were down sharply for a second day on Thursday.
- A mega-cap retreat expanded into a broader rout, and the S&P 500 fell over 1%.
- Meanwhile, higher-than-expected jobless claims boosted confidence in a rate cut this year.
US indexes declined sharply for a second session this week, as the plunge in leading tech stocks broadened out to the rest of the market.