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'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why

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Key takeaways

  • Britons have become less engaged with the jobs they do and are less willing to put in extra effort, a report has found.
  • Exposed: DIA, QQQ, IWM, RSP, VTI
  • Market reaction: QQQ −3.5% after three sessions; DIA −1.2% after three sessions; VTI −2.1% after three sessions

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHA'Quiet quitting' could be hittingthe economy - here's whyGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

Britons have become less engaged with the jobs they do and are less willing to put in extra effort, a report has found.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

    SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ

    Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story.

  • IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    iShares Russell 2000 ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story.

  • RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

    Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story.

  • VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

    Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
DIA+0.76%+0.67%base-0.44%+2.65%-0.91%-1.16%
QQQ+5.87%+5.02%base+0.60%+1.54%-4.30%-3.51%
IWM+0.35%+1.72%base+0.23%+1.70%-2.93%-2.01%
RSP-1.13%+0.03%base-0.33%+1.52%-1.42%-1.80%
VTI+2.17%+2.28%base+0.36%+1.91%-2.51%-2.13%

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Britons have become less engaged with the jobs they do and are less willing to put in extra effort, a report has found.

Source: BBC

Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) since “Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why,” compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)that day-0.44%final price
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)the next day+2.65%final price
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)two days later-0.91%final price
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)three days later-1.16%final price
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)three days earlier+0.67%final price
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)five days earlier+0.76%final price
Ishares Tr (IWM)that day+0.23%final price
Ishares Tr (IWM)the next day+1.70%final price
Ishares Tr (IWM)two days later-2.93%final price
Ishares Tr (IWM)three days later-2.01%final price
Ishares Tr (IWM)three days earlier+1.72%final price
Ishares Tr (IWM)five days earlier+0.35%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)that day+0.60%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)the next day+1.54%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)two days later-4.30%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days later-3.51%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier+5.02%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier+5.87%final price
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP)that day-0.33%final price
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP)the next day+1.52%final price
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP)two days later-1.42%final price
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP)three days later-1.80%final price
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP)three days earlier+0.03%final price
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP)five days earlier-1.13%final price
Vanguard Index Fds (VTI)that day+0.36%final price
Vanguard Index Fds (VTI)the next day+1.91%final price
Vanguard Index Fds (VTI)two days later-2.51%final price
Vanguard Index Fds (VTI)three days later-2.13%final price
Vanguard Index Fds (VTI)three days earlier+2.28%final price
Vanguard Index Fds (VTI)five days earlier+2.17%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

Companies tied to this story

  • DIA Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust

    Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why.” Reason on file: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    For “'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why,” Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story

  • IWM Ishares Tr

    For “'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why,” Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares Russell 2000 ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story

  • RSP Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T

    Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why.” Reason on file: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story

  • VTI Vanguard Index Fds

    For “'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why,” Vanguard Index Fds (VTI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story

How “Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why” reaches Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

“'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why” (3 Nov 2026) reaches Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) through this story.

For Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA), the reason on file says SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story

A second company, Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ), is listed for a different reason: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “economy” (the broad US market) in this story

The price range for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA), and the dates in the story

DIA traded between 504.92 and 522.62 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 515.65. IWM traded between 269.88 and 285.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 279.20. QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32.

A simple score for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

40 out of 100

“'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.