Wall Street slides as oil and bond yields weigh on stocks

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Wall Street opened the trading week with losses as rising oil prices and higher US Treasury bond yields pressured major stock indices. The 30-year Treasury yield surpassed 5.5%, reaching 5.567%, while the 10-year yield rose to 5.247%. Brent crude closed at $105.28 per barrel, up 0.9%, and WTI rose 0.2% to $92.60. High energy costs have intensified inflation concerns, with central banks in Japan, the Eurozone, and the US recently raising interest rates. The Dow Jones fell 0.67%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.77%, and the Nasdaq declined 0.92%.


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