Nasdaq Slides 2.60% as Meta Earnings Rattle Markets, Oil Climbs Past $112, Gold Falls Toward $4,000
On October 22, US stock markets closed with a mixed picture that masked a sharp pullback in technology shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.02% to close at 52,873.28, while the S&P 500 Index fell 1.21% to 7,663.43 and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 2.60% to 26,008.86. That decline marked the Nasdaq's largest…