Global stocks slide as Meta weighs on tech; oil jumps on Middle East tensions

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Global stocks fell Thursday, with MSCI's All-World index down 0.4%, as tech earnings optimism faded and AI concerns persisted. Oil prices rose 3% to $112 a barrel on Middle East tensions. Meta's revenue beat expectations but its non-voting stock plan and a $25 billion New Mexico penalty dented sentiment. European and US tech shares tumbled, while Treasury yields dropped to 5.075%, below France's for the first time in 13 years. Safe-haven demand lifted the yen, while gold fell 1.2% and bitcoin dropped 3%. French bond yields remain above 5% amid spending concerns.


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