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hiccup

noun as in diaphragm spasms

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Fears that AI companies may not be able to deliver on the vast amounts of spending on the technology have been a major driver of hiccups for stocks in recent weeks.

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The money gets repaid with interest and the hiccup to the retirement account is nominal, Hunter-Peterson said.

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While those factors have contributed to periodic pullbacks in stocks’ record-breaking run this year, the hiccups have been fleeting.

And fans shouldn’t fret about experiencing hiccups with the live content, Strauss said.

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“Credit spreads are the market’s real-time read on default risk and fear, the quickest check on whether a funding hiccup is bleeding into fundamentals,” said Brian Weisenberger, chief market strategist at Xtollo Investment Partners.

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