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Stocks are tumbling on Wall Street this morning as worries about the strength of banks worsen on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

NEW YORK — Stocks are back to falling on Wall Street Wednesday as worries worsen about the strength of banks on both sides of the Atlantic.

The S&P 500 was 1.1% lower in early trading, while markets in Europe fell more sharply as shares of Switzerland's Credit Suisse tumbled to a record low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 418 points, or 1.3%, at 31,737 as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% lower. Credit Suisse has been fighting troubles for years, including losses it took from the 2021 collapse of investment firm Archegos Capital. Its shares in Switzerland sank more than 28% following reports that its top shareholder won't pump more money into its investment.

People are also reading… The heaviest losses were focused on smaller and mid-size banks, which are seen as more at risk of having customers try to pull their money out en masse. First Republic Bank sank 15.1%, a day after soaring 27%. KeyCorp fell 9%, and Huntington Bancshares dropped 7.3%Much of the damage is seen as the result of the Federal Reserve's fastest barrage of hikes to interest rates in decades. The Fed has pulled its key overnight rate to a range of 4.50% to 4.

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