U.S. stocks dropped sharply Wednesday as a massive selloff in the biggest tech stocks drove markets to lows not seen since this winter. The Dow plunged 831 points, losing 3.15 percent of its value. It was the second-biggest drop of the year for the Dow, which on Feb. 5 lost over 1,100 points in a […]
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Dow Loses Over 200 Points Amid Mounting Tensions With North Korea
Wall Street got bathed in a sea of red Thursday amid mounting tensions between the US and North Korea. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 204 points, marking three consecutive day of losses. The index — which last week hit 22,000 for the first time — closed at 21,844. Markets began to tumble Tuesday after […]
Record Highs For Stock Market On Black Friday
The S&P 500 and the Dow were poised to eke out enough gains to hit record highs on Black Friday, with the focus on retailers at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season. Trading volumes are expected to be relatively thin, with the stock market scheduled to close at 1 p.m. The market was […]
Stock Market Soars Post Election, Corrections Coming
Donald Trump’s election has given a quick boost to stocks, with the Dow Jones industrial average touching all-time highs. Since markets closed Tuesday, the Dow and the S&P 500 are up about 3 percent — and that’s after coming back from the massive Tuesday night drop. Some market observers expect that boom to continue through […]
Stock Market Bounces Back After Initial Trump Election Drop
People celebrate during the call for Republican president-elect Donald Trump at his election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown on November 9, 2016 in New York City. at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of Nov. 9, 2016 in New York City.(Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images) U.S. stocks were […]