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Chip Stocks' Eight-Day Slide: The Math of a 15.7% Drop and Why Recoveries Take More
The Philadelphia semiconductor index fell eight straight sessions through Oct. 16, losing 15.7%. Here is what the streak looked like in numbers, why a loss that size needs a larger gain to erase, and what concentration means.