Big Tech's slide on Halloween weighs on stock market

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How big has the tech sector’s Halloween slump been?

The S&P 500’s information-technology sector was down 3.4% on Thursday, on pace for its biggest one-day drop in about two months, according to FactSet data.

Mixed reception to a big earnings week from megacap tech stocks were partially blamed for the selloff, as well as the sharp jump in benchmark Treasury rates since mid-September.