Dow tumbles nearly 500 points as Mideast conflict spooks Wall Street

On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 500 points, while U.S. Treasury yields rose as traders cut back on bets that the Federal Reserve would ease interest rates. Uncertainty surrounding the Middle East conflict has heightened concerns ahead of the quarterly earnings season and new economic indicators. In afternoon trading, the Dow […]

Dow tumbles over 300 points after weak jobs report spooks investors

Wall Street's main stock indexes fell on Friday after a key jobs report did little to dispel uncertainty over the size of an expected interest rate cut when the Federal Reserve meets later this month. In recent trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 352 points, or 0.9%, to 40,409. The S&P 500 was down […]

Dow tumbles over 500 points on worries about slowing economy

Wall Street stocks fell Thursday along with bond yields after further signs suggested U.S. economic growth was slowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 555 points, or 1.4 percent, to 40,287, while the Nasdaq lost 1.7 percent. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% as weak U.S. manufacturing data erased a 0.8% morning gain. The Dow Jones […]