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Tech stocks dropped sharply. What it means for the rest of the economy

NPR | By Leila Fadel
Published October 23, 2026 at 2:43 AM MDT

Tech stocks dropped sharply Wednesday, NPR's Leila Fadel asks David Wessel of the Brookings Institution what it means.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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