Market alarms are flashing, and Citi’s latest downgrade adds fuel to the fire

• One of Wall Street’s biggest bulls now says a flash crash can’t be ruled out

  Ed Yardeni says a bear market for stocks may already be underway, and a “flash crash” can’t be ruled out.
  
  MarketWatch - 1d

• Watchdogs fired by Trump raise alarms over future of independent oversight

  President Trump has fired several independent government watchdogs. They're now sharing warnings about what it could mean for federal oversight.
  
  CBS News - 2d

• Latest news on Trump's trade war with Canada, shock in stock markets

  President Trump's trade war with Canada is growing after Ontario's premier announced on a tax on electricity bound for the U.S. This comes as the stock markets are reacting negatively to Mr. ...
  
  CBS News - 11h

• Infant, woman killed, 10 injured in house fire chief called "hellish"

  An infant and woman were killed and ten other people hurt in a house fire in Cincinnati that the city's fire chief described as "hellish."
  
  CBS News - 1d
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  Three NHL Clubs That Made The Best Of A Seller’s Market

  The NHL trade deadline saw contenders mortgage their future by trading future first-round picks and top prospects to add players to help in their pursuit of a Stanley Cup.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 1d

• Latest news on stock markets plunging amid fears of a recession

  U.S. stocks plummeted as fear among investors grows over the country's economic future. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports from the White House, and Kelly O'Grady and Javier David have more on the ...
  
  CBS News - 1d
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  WATCH: Fans evacuate Warriors-Pistons game due to false fire alarm followed by sound system malfunction

  The game was temporarily delayed as the situation was sorted out
  
  CBS Sports - 2d
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  Fired Federal Workers Face a Sluggish Job Market

  Unemployment is low, but there isn’t much room to move around — especially for those with highly government-specific skills.
  
  The New York Times - 2d

• Dow futures inch higher after recession fears fuel plunge

  Dow futures make tepid advance in the wake of a broad market plunge that had the blue-chip index shedding nearly 900 points.
  
  CBS News - 15h

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  Investors have been rewarded for investing outside the United States — but real headwinds are emerging that could limit the successful trade.
  
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• Stitch Fix’s stock rallies after styling service boosts full-year sales forecast

  Shares of Stitch Fix rallied after hours on Tuesday, after the online clothing and styling service nudged its full-year sales forecast higher and said its turnaround efforts were working, even as ...
  
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• Trump retreats from 50% tariffs on Canadian metals. Here’s what comes next.

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed off a 50% tariff on imports of Canadian steel and aluminum, ratcheting down a threat against a major U.S. trading partner on another day of whiplash for ...
  
  MarketWatch - 4h

• Oracle won some big cloud contracts. Here’s why its stock is falling.

  Oracle Corp. regaled Wall Street on Monday with talk about the future, enormous demand and some very large cloud-services contracts, but its stock continued a downward trend over concerns about ...
  
  MarketWatch - 5h

• Verizon and AT&T are seeing stock drops. Here’s what’s driving the selloff.

  Verizon calls out a more competitive wireless industry — and that’s weighing on its shares, as well as those of its peers.
  
  MarketWatch - 5h

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• Alibaba's Tsai discusses AI's potential: 'Equity research analysts can be completely replaced'

  "Mundane research" can be done by machines, but human beings will still play a role, Alibaba's Chairman Joe Tsai said Wednesday at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE.
  
  CNBC - 2m

• Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect, Europe retaliates

  The European Union announced countermeasures targeting the U.S. after President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into effect.
  
  CNBC - 5m

• Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed despite tariff uncertainty and recession fears in the U.S.

  Economists polled by Reuters expect India's inflation rate to slow to 3.98% in February from 5.68% in January.
  
  CNBC - 10m

• Ray Dalio warns that mounting U.S. debt problems could lead to ‘shocking developments'

  Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on Wednesday warned that a "very severe" supply-demand problem regarding U.S. debt could lead to shocking developments.
  
  CNBC - 23m

• People 'underestimate' the importance of Chinese President Xi's entrepreneur meeting: Alibaba's Tsai

  Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai said Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting with entrepreneurs boosted confidence and has been underestimated.
  
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