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Stock traders.
  • The stock market rally of 2023 is losing steam, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 notching their worst weekly runs in nearly 2 months. 
  • The benchmark Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes closed out last week with a 2.14% and 1.11% drop, respectively. 
  • The downbeat performance comes as investors gear up for Tuesday's inflation report that could influence the Fed's interest-rate decisions. 

US stocks are showing signs of fatigue after the best start to a year since 2019, with the most-watched equity indexes delivering their worst weekly runs in nearly two months.