Stocks Swing, Oil and Gold Fall with Uncertainty in Russia and Ukraine

US stocks It was sharply lower at midday as investors were keeping a close eye on escalating concerns about the prospect Russia invades Ukraine.

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Me: DJI Dow Jones averages 34045.84 -266.19 -0.78%
SP500 Standard & Poor’s 500 4339.39 -40.87 -0.93%
I: COMP Nasdaq Composite Index 13516.32923 -200.39 -1.46%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 200 points, or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 0.8% and 1.3%.

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GLD SPDR Gold Stock Confidence – EUR ACC 177.12 -0.15 -0.09%

Gold rises to a nine-month high in Russia and Ukraine

The gold pricewhich is a traditional safe haven during geopolitical uncertainty, is little changed after hitting a nine-month high.

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USO United States Petroleum Fund LP 64.50 +0.29 + 0.45%

Oil has fallen to $88 a barrel.

in profits, Derry & Co It boosted its earnings forecast, expecting it to generate $7.1 billion in net income for 2022, above expectations. Looking ahead, we expect demand for farm and construction equipment to continue to benefit from strong fundamentals,” said CEO John May.

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DE DEERE & CO. 368.78 -11.85 -3.11%
cat Caterpillar Corporation 191.82 -2.87 -1.47%

Roku’s shares fell More than 20% after warning of supply chain disruptions likely to affect profits and sales as TV orders remained behind. The stock is on its way to the biggest drop ever.

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ROKU ROKU INC. 106.74 -37.97 -26.24%

DraftKings also slid after forecasting a loss of up to $925 million in 2022, which is larger than expected.

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DKNG DRAFTKINGS INC. 17.69 -4.37 -19.81%

Pfizer is in the spotlight after reports emerged that the drug company is delaying its expanded use of a COVID-19 vaccine for children under five due to efficacy.

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PFE Pfizer Inc 48.38 -0.54 -1.09%
BNTX BIONTECH SE 155.86 -1.50 -0.95%

On the economic agendaIn January, existing home sales rose 6.7%, according to the National Association of Realtors. This comes after a more-than-expected 4.6% drop in December due to higher prices and lower inventory. Home prices hit a record high of $362,800 on average.

The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index for January also declined 0.3%.

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Bitcoin has fallen below the $40K level.

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Ken Martin and The Associated Press of FOX Business contributed to this report.

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