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    sell off

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    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
    The company decided to sell off its underperforming assets.

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    The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ

    07:16The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ
    • He later said geopolitics was one of the reasons for the sell-off.

      He later said geopolitics was one of the reasons for the sell-off.

    • of the reasons for the sell-off.

      of the reasons for the sell-off.

    B1

    A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging

    08:49A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging
    • Yeah, John, we've got a bit of a tech sell-off this morning, and it's being caused by earth-shattering developments in the AI space.

      Yeah, John, we've got a bit of a tech sell-off this morning, and it's being caused by earth-shattering developments in the AI space.

    B1

    Casually Explained: Bitcoin

    10:38Casually Explained: Bitcoin
    • That is except for one person, a Bitcoin talk forum member from 2013 named GameCubey, who during a huge sell-off titled the thread, I am HODLing, where he went on to say, I type a D that title twice because I knew it was wrong the first time.

      That is except for one person, a Bitcoin talk forum member from 2013 named GameCubey, who during a huge sell-off titled the thread, I am HODLing, where he went on to say, I type a D that title twice because I knew it was wrong the first time.

    B1

    China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war ramps up | BBC News

    06:45China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war ramps up | BBC News
    • So it's not as a sharp sell off that we saw earlier in the week but they have been quite a lot of wild swings in the stock market.

      So it's not as a sharp sell off that we saw earlier in the week but they have been quite a lot of wild swings in the stock market.

    B1

    The End of the Long Bond Era

    08:56The End of the Long Bond Era
    • The sell-off in longer-term bonds really shows investors that all of these major governments have a huge fiscal deficit problem and that it's really a ticking time bomb because that's not going to be solved anytime soon.

      The sell-off in longer-term bonds really shows investors that all of these major governments have a huge fiscal deficit problem and that it's really a ticking time bomb because that's not going to be solved anytime soon.

    B1

    Trump defends tariffs after stock market turmoil | BBC News

    16:16Trump defends tariffs after stock market turmoil | BBC News
    • As you said, Japan's Nikkei has finished trading for the day down 7%, and it goes to show how this is a deeper sell-off than what we saw on Thursday and Friday, and that's because investors are growing increasingly concerned about the escalating global trade war and also the impact on the global economy because, of course, it was on Friday evening, our time, Asia time, when Beijing retaliated with that 34% tariffs on all American products entering China, which really escalated that fear of global trade war.

      As you said, Japan's Nikkei has finished trading for the day down 7%, and it goes to show how this is a deeper sell-off than what we saw on Thursday and Friday, and that's because investors are growing increasingly concerned about the escalating global trade war and also the impact on the global economy because, of course, it was on Friday evening, our time, Asia time, when Beijing retaliated with that 34% tariffs on all American products entering China, which really escalated that fear of global trade war.

    • and it goes to show how this is a deeper sell-off than what we saw on Thursday and Friday.

      and it goes to show how this is a deeper sell-off than what we saw on Thursday and Friday.

    B1

    OpenAI & Nvidia Collapse as AI Bubble Meltdown Starts

    10:12OpenAI & Nvidia Collapse as AI Bubble Meltdown Starts
    • and if they don't beat analysts' expectations, suddenly there is going to be massive sell-off of their stocks, which could actually crush the stock just like it happened with Snapchat.

      and if they don't beat analysts' expectations, suddenly there is going to be massive sell-off of their stocks, which could actually crush the stock just like it happened with Snapchat.

    • And if they don't beat analysts expectations suddenly there is going to be massive sell off of their stocks which could actually crash the stock just like it happened with Snapchat.

      And if they don't beat analysts expectations suddenly there is going to be massive sell off of their stocks which could actually crash the stock just like it happened with Snapchat.

    B1

    Are You Ready for a Recession?

    08:16Are You Ready for a Recession?
    • Having enough readily available cash on hand to float you for three to six months without income means not having to rack up debt or sell off your retirement investments just to make ends meet.

      Having enough readily available cash on hand to float you for three to six months without income means not having to rack up debt or sell off your retirement investments just to make ends meet.

    • Having enough readily available cash on hand to float you for 3 to 6 months without income means not having to rack up debt or sell off your retirement investments just to make ends meet.

      Having enough readily available cash on hand to float you for 3 to 6 months without income means not having to rack up debt or sell off your retirement investments just to make ends meet.

    B1

    Game Dev 2024: The Good, The Bad, & The 2025 Predictions

    14:25Game Dev 2024: The Good, The Bad, & The 2025 Predictions
    • They purposely bring these type of people in who are making these decisions to sell off staff because they're only concerned with profit.

      They purposely bring these type of people in who are making these decisions to sell off staff because they're only concerned with profit.

    • They purposely bring these types of people in who are making these decisions to sell off staff because they're only concerned with profit,

      They purposely bring these types of people in who are making these decisions to sell off staff because they're only concerned with profit,

    A2

    Cunk on Britain: The 1980s

    03:27Cunk on Britain: The 1980s
    • Thanks to the big sell-off, anyone could get rich, providing they had loads of spare money already,

      Thanks to the big sell-off, anyone could get rich, providing they had loads of spare money already,

    B1