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The crypto’s weakness, coupled with a selloff in tech stocks this week, has sparked concerns about whether investor sentiment that’s been driving this year’s rally in risk assets may be starting to turn sour.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

The companies that manage the money are increasingly storing it offshore, in jurisdictions like the Caymans that don’t require them to hold as much extra capital in case their investments turn sour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Meanwhile, the Ratliff family vacation is beginning to turn sour.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025

What might start as something beneficial can turn sour, some users said.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

And all the good dinner smell turn sour.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles




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