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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is headed sharply lower Thursday. The Dow was most recently off more than 500 points, or 2.3%, with all 30 of its components trading firmly in negative territory, led by a 3.8% decline in Boeing Co. , the price-weighted benchmark’s most influential component. The S&P 500 index declined by 1.9% to 2,631, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was off 2% on the session at 6,908. Fears about inflation have fueled concerns about the outlook for the economy that is dogging both stocks and bonds alike, with the 10-year Treasury note pulling back from an early yield around 2.88%, presently yielding 2.85%. Bond prices move inversely to yields. Since its Jan. 26 peak, the Dow has shed about 2,300 points, bringing it perilously close to correction territory, which it had slipped into in the early moments of trade on Tuesday before rebounding. A correction is defined as a decline of at least 10% from a recent peak. The Dow stands down about 9.3% from its all-time high.

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Oil prices fell Thursday, with the U.S. benchmark marking its lowest settlement in five weeks. Recent data showing that weekly U.S. crude production topped 10 million barrels a day to reach a fresh record kept pressure on prices. The U.S. stock market’s sharp decline on Thursday also helped drag oil prices lower. March West Texas Intermediate crude fell 64, or 1%, to settle at $61.15 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was the lowest finish since Jan. 2, according to FactSet data.

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Lockheed Martin Corp. said Thursday it has been awarded a $524 million contract modification as the U.S. and allied military forces upgrade missile-defense capabilities. This is in addition to the $944 million contract awarded on Dec. 21 for the production and delivery of the missile interceptors PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE. The contract modification includes that and associated equipment and kits. The interceptors are used by the U.S. and 10 other nations, including Germany, Kuwait, and Japan. Shares of Lockheed Martin have gained 33% in the past 12 months, which compares with 15% gains for the S&P 500 index.

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The CBOE Volatility Index jumped on Thursday after falling for two straight sessions, highlighting the sense of uncertainty among investors struggling to put the stock market’s weakness into perspective. The so-called fear gauge climbed 8.7% to 30.13 after earlier spiking by double digits. The index has seen dramatic swings this week as stocks came under intense pressure on worries about mounting inflationary pressure on the back of a robust economy. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% to 2,640, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.8% to 24,437 and the Nasdaq slid 1.6% to 6,937.

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Gold futures settled higher Thursday to mark their first gain in five sessions. Prices got a boost as the dollar steadied and the U.S. stock market fell sharply in volatile trading. April gold rose $4.40, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,319 an ounce, after losing more than 1% Wednesday.

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Wheat futures fell Thursday after settling a day earlier at their highest since August. Prices declined “in reaction to historically high global wheat stocks,” said Sal Gilbertie, president and chief investment officer at Teucrium Trading LLC. In a monthly report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday lowered its forecast on global wheat ending stocks for the 2017/2018 crop year by 1.9 million tons, but said they “remain significantly higher than a year ago.” March wheat fell 1% to $4.56 a bushel. Corn futures were flat after earlier gains, with the March contract at $3.65 1/4 a bushel. March soybeans added 0.4% to nearly $9.87 a bushel.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is headed sharply lower Thursday. The Dow was most recently off more than 600 points, or 2.5%, with all 30 of its components trading firmly in negative territory, led by a 3.8% decline in Boeing Co. , the price-weighted benchmark’s most influential component. The S&P 500 index declined by 2.2% to 2,622, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was off 2.5% on the session at 6,875. Fears about inflation have fueled concerns about the outlook for the economy that is dogging both stocks and bonds alike, with the 10-year Treasury note pulling back from an early yield around 2.88%, presently yielding 2.81%. Bond prices move inversely to yields. Since its Jan. 26 peak, the Dow has shed about 2,345 points, bringing it perilously close to correction territory, which it had slipped into in the early moments of trade on Tuesday before rebounding. A correction is defined as a decline of at least 10% from a recent peak. The Dow stands down about 9.3% from its all-time high.

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New York Fed President William Dudley said Thursday the drop in the stock market to date will not endanger the economic expansion. The decline in stocks since last week “is small potatoes,” Dudley said in an interview on Bloomberg Television. The New York Fed president said that three quarter-point rate hikes in 2018 remained a reasonable forecast.

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Canada Goose Holdings Inc. sank 17.6% in Thursday trading despite the outerwear company’s fiscal third-quarter earnings and sales beat. Net income was $61.3 million, or 56 cents per share, up from $38.8 million, or 38 cents per share, year-over-year. Adjusted EPS was 58 cents, exceeding the 48-cents FactSet consensus. Revenue was $265.8 million, up from $209.1 million last year and ahead of the $242.9 million FactSet consensus. All figures are in Canadian dollars. “While results were very strong and fundamentals here remain extremely robust, they simply fell short of the extremely bullish view that most investors had coming into the print,” wrote Wells Fargo analysts led by Ike Boruchow in a note published Thursday. Analysts note that shares have been “on a tear,” up 45% for the last three months, outpacing the S&P 500 index , which is up 1.4% for the period. “[A]ctually today’s pullback creates a healthy buying opportunity, in our view, for investors who feel they may have ‘missed it’ before.” Wells Fargo rates Canada Goose shares outperform with a price target of C$46, up from C$35.

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The Japanese yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, as a selloff in U.S. equities gathered steam in late-morning trade on Thursday. All three major benchmarks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average , S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index were trading down by as much as 1.3%. The yen is perceived as a haven, drawing bids as concerns about increasing risks climb. The same trading dynamic was seen on Monday, when global equities also fell and the dollar-yen pair hit a multiday low. The dollar had been trading in positive territory versus the yen earlier in the session, but slumped to an intraday low of ￥108.89, a three-day nadir. One dollar last bought ￥109.07, down from ￥109.34 late Wednesday in New York.

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