https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/s-p-500-futures-slide-as-tech-shares-drop-a-second-day-wholesale-inflation-reading-jumps-live-updatesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/s-p-500-futures-slide-as-tech-shares-drop-a-second-day-wholesale-inflation-reading-jumps-live-updateshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/s-p-500-futures-slide-as-tech-shares-drop-a-second-day-wholesale-inflation-reading-jumps-live-updates#u131378Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:45:04 +0000Stock market futures dropped as a hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation reading of 6.3 percent drove a global sell-off in technology shares. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures slid alongside major Asian markets, including South Korea's Kospi index dropping 7 percent and SK Hynix shares plunging 10 percent. The downturn follows a losing session driven by hotter-than-expected US inflation data and deepening anxiety over artificial intelligence funding and Federal Reserve rate hikes. Investors digested the inflation data while the third-quarter earnings season got underway.Why it mattersThe r