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Wall Street Tumbles as Hot Inflation Data Fuel Fed Rate-Hike Worries

US inflation for September came in above expectations, deepening fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates, and Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Wednesday. The S&P 500 dropped 1.35%, with rate-sensitive AI names leading the decline as Oracle fell 7.3%, CoreWeave plunged 15% and Nebius lost 10%. Dell shed 12% and Hewlett Packard Enterprise 7.6% after brokerages cut their ratings. Bank shares also came under pressure, with Bank of America down 5.8% and Morgan Stanley off 3.8%.