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Jul 2024
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U.S. Stocks Drop Amid Global Tech Outage

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Plus: Shares of CrowdStrike slide after the software company’s snafu caused the widespread tech outage. Starbucks shares rise following a Wall Street Journal report that activist Elliott Investment Management has built a sizable stake in the company. J.R. Whalen reports. 


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