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Nov 5 · U.S. stocks plunge, with the Dow down about 1,800 points, as investors dump tech and AI-linked shares after the midterms

CNBC: Retail traders dump the most stocks in a single day since Covid sell-off

Grade A (100/100). Article: CNBC on retail traders' largest one-day stock dump since the Covid sell-off

A: No problems found.

Splits: Article: CNBC on retail traders' largest one-day stock dump since the Covid sell-off

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