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Inflation down in six German states, pointing to national decline

BERLIN (Reuters) -Inflation fell in six important German states in August due to lower energy prices, preliminary data showed on Thursday, suggesting Germany's national inflation rate could decline noticeably this month. In Saxony, the inflation rate fell in August to 2.6% from 3.1% in the previous month, in Brandenburg it fell to 1.7% from 2.6%, in Baden-Wuerttemberg it fell to 1.5% from 2.1%, in Hesse it fell to 1.5% from 1.8% and in Bavaria it fell to 2.1% in August from 2.5% in July. The inflation rate in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, fell to 1.7% in August from 2.3% in July.

Nvidia's forecast dampens AI enthusiasm in other tech stocks

(Reuters) -Nvidia dragged technology heavyweights lower after the chip maker's earnings disappointed investors who had been hoping they would fuel fresh gains in Wall Street's most valuable companies, and sent stocks in Asia down on Thursday. Nasdaq futures initially dropped about 1% following Nvidia's quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, suggesting traders expected tech stocks to lose ground. Nvidia dropped almost 7% and lost $200 billion in stock market value after it forecast third-quarter gross margins that could miss market estimates and revenue that was largely in line.

Stocks Retreat as Nvidia Outlook Saps AI Trade

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