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A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Wall St little unchanged as investors await Fed cues

Markets have been choppy after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq extended gains to an eighth straight session on Monday.

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo

Wall Street extends rout, CrowdStrike slumps on global tech outage

Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Friday, while investors assessed the impact of a global cyber outage that knocked down CrowdStrike’s shares to an over two-month low.

A person with luggage waits at BER airport following a global IT outage, in Berlin, Germany, July, 19, 2024. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben

What is CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm behind a global tech outage?

Companies across several industries were hit on Friday by a global tech outage tied to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and a software issue.

Passengers wait at Barajas Airport, as Spanish airport operator Aena on Friday reported a computer systems "incident" at all Spanish airports which may cause flight delays, in Madrid, Spain July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Elena Rodriguez

Global tech outage disrupts industries, highlights online risks

A worldwide tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday before services started coming back online after hours of disruption.