โ ๐ฎ๐ฑ/๐ธ๐พ NEW: Consecutive Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Quneitra, Suweida, and Daraa since about two hours ago, coinciding with statements from the Israeli Defense Minister that they will attack any military buildup in southern Syria, regardless of affiliation.
โ ๐ฎ๐ฑ/๐ธ๐พ NEW: Consecutive Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Quneitra, Suweida, and Daraa since about two hours ago, coinciding with statements from the Israeli Defense Minister that they will attack any military buildup in southern Syria, regardless of affiliation.
The S&P 500 fell 1.3% to 4,204.36, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7% to 32,943.33. The Dow posted a fifth straight weekly loss โ its longest losing streak since 2019. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 2.2% to 12,843.81. Though all three indexes opened in the green, stocks took a turn after a new report showed U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated more than expected in early March as consumers' inflation expectations soared to the highest since 1981. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a driving force in markets for the past few weeks. Pavel Durov, a billionaire who embraces an all-black wardrobe and is often compared to the character Neo from "the Matrix," funds Telegram through his personal wealth and debt financing. And despite being one of the world's most popular tech companies, Telegram reportedly has only about 30 employees who defer to Durov for most major decisions about the platform. Artem Kliuchnikov and his family fled Ukraine just days before the Russian invasion. Lastly, the web previews of t.me links have been given a new look, adding chat backgrounds and design elements from the fully-features Telegram Web client.
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