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Mar 2021
43m 56s

Another Body Blow For Stocks as Jay Powe...

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Comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested the central bank would not make any move to cap interest rates, sending yields spiking midday and stocks tanking. The Nasdaq gave up its gains for the year and went back into a correction. The Chart Master joins to telescope where tech’s going from here. Plus an unlikely pairing -- Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey team up ... Show More
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