Stock market today: Dow extends slide as Salesforce plunges, rate jitters rattle tech

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US stocks endured more losses on Thursday as lingering concerns about higher-for-longer interest rates and a Salesforce (CRM) sell-off dampened investors' spirits. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) sank nearly 0.9%, or more than 350 points, after shedding over 400 to lead Wednesday's stock market slide. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.6%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped about 1%. Stocks have lost steam amid renewed gloom about the odds for rate cuts, stoked by data showing less cooling in inflation than the Federal Reserve wants. At the same time, hopes that Nvidia's (NVDA) blockbuster earnings would spur a broader stock rally were disappointed. Leading the way down on the corporate front Thursday was Salesforce (CRM), whose results sparked other worries about likely losers in the AI boom. The software maker's shares slid nearly 20% after it said sales growth would stall to the slowest in its history, its most significant decline since 2004. Meanwhile, new government data showed that the US economy grew at a slower pace than initially thought during the first quarter. The Bureau of Economic Analysis's second estimate of first quarter US gross domestic product (GDP) showed the economy grew at an annualized pace of 1.3% during the period, down from a first reading of 1.6% growth in April. On deck for investors is a key inflation reading Friday. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, which includes the Fed's closely watched "core" PCE measure, will offer potential clues on the path of interest rates less than two weeks ahead of the Fed's next meeting. Read more: How does the labor market affect inflation?