Global stock markets sank Friday after the Dow Jones industrials on Wall Street plummeted more than 1,000 points, deepening a week-long sell-off. Markets followed U.S. stocks lower after the Dow, coming off a record high, entered a “correction” — that is, a 10 percent decline from its latest peak — […]
Dow Jones Industrial Average slumps 600 points
Stocks are sinking again Thursday, extending a streak of losses that has yanked the market away from record highs. The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 600 points. The tumult started last Friday as investors worried about signs of rising inflation. The market fell steadily as the day wore on and […]
Stock market see-saw takes on another turbulent day
After big swings higher and lower, U.S. stocks are up slightly in afternoon trading Tuesday as investors look for calm after a global sell-off. The swings came one day after the steepest drop in 6 ½ years. Major indexes in Asia and Europe fell following Monday’s 1,175-point drop in the […]
Dow’s drop: What does this mean?
The long, smooth, record-setting ride on Wall Street is over. The stock market pullback that experts had been predicting finally came Monday. A rapid, computer-generated sell-off Monday wiped out the market’s gains for the year. At one point, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 1,000 points in less than an […]
Dow reaches new high AGAIN in 2018
The Dow Jones industrial average is trading above 25,000 points for the first time Thursday, just five weeks since its first close above 24,000. The Dow broke through five 1,000-point barriers in 2017, on its way to a 25 percent gain for the year, as an eight-year rally since the […]