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S&P 500 and Dow Sink as Surprise Inflation Data Rocks Markets (February 27, 2026)
The optimism that defined the start of 2026 evaporated on Friday as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered their steepest single-day declines in months. A surprise surge in the January Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index—the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge—shattered