The U.S. stock market is fracturing into two camps, and it’s leaving investors with a brutal case of whiplash

Reported by MarketWatch · Published 23 Oct 2026, 6:17 AM MYT (1 d ago)

$The U.S. stock market is fracturing into two camps, and it’s leaving investors with a brutal case of whiplash$

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The artificial-intelligence trade is on the ropes. CNN’s “Fear & Greed” index is screaming fear, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note just clinched its biggest daily drop since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

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The U.S. stock market is fracturing into two camps, and it’s leaving investors with a brutal case of whiplash

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