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Stock Market Plummets Amid Record Layoffs and Shutdown
11/7/2025
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Market Decline Unfolds
- The U.S. stock market fell Thursday, with the Dow Jones down 0.8% and the Nasdaq down 1.6%.
- Labor data showed 153,074 October layoffs, the highest for that month since 2003.
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) fell 6%, with Qualcomm and Nvidia also down.
- The government shutdown, now in its 37th day, complicates economic assessments.
- Analysts warn that continued weak earnings could erode year-end market optimism.
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