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After Early Plunge, Dow Makes Up Ground
Bond Market Suggests
'Monster Under the Bed'
MARKETS
Mar 6, 2020 3:17 PM CST

Bond Market Suggests 'Monster Under the Bed'

Yields at historic lows as investors flock to them over stocks

(Newser) - Under ordinary circumstances, a decline of more than 250 points by the Dow would be seen as pretty bad news. But everything's relative this week. The index started off the day with a plunge of more than 700 points and at one point was down nearly 900, but it...

Dow Plunges Anew as Selloff Continues

Index falls more than 700 points

(Newser) - The market has been seesawing all week, but now things appear to be heading only downward. The Dow fell more than 700 points at the open on Friday, nearly 3%, and the benchmark S&P 500 fell a similar percentage. The move follows Thursday's plunge of nearly 1,000...

Dow Plunges Nearly 1K
Dow Plunges Nearly 1K
MARKETS
Mar 5, 2020 3:00 PM CST

Dow Plunges Nearly 1K

Almost wiping out its Wednesday surge

(Newser) - Stocks and bond yields fell sharply Thursday as fears about fallout from the virus outbreak sent more shudders through markets, the AP reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 969 points, or 3.6% wiping out most of its surge of 1,173 points a day earlier. The S&P...

Up, Down, Up, Down: Dow Plunges at Open

Market volatility continues

(Newser) - Monday was great . Tuesday was awful . Wednesday was great . Now Thursday is at least starting out as awful. Such is the state of the stock market this week amid coronavirus fears. After Wednesday's surge, the Dow fell more than 700 points at the open, about 2.6%, per MarketWatch...

Dow Surges 1,173 Points
Dow Surges 1,173 Points
MARKETS
Mar 4, 2020 3:00 PM CST

Dow Surges 1,173 Points

Stocks soar on plans for more stimulus measures, Biden wins

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 1,100 points, or 4.5%, on hopes for more stimulus measures from around the globe to fight the virus outbreak, the AP reports. Health care companies led the gains after Joe Biden solidified his contender status for the Democratic presidential nomination....

Buoyed by Biden, Dow Takes a Big Jump

Opens up more than 600 points

(Newser) - Global stock markets turned higher Wednesday—and the Dow followed suit—extending days of volatility as investors weighed the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak and Joe Biden's big gains in the Democratic primaries. "A higher probability of a more centrist Democrat candidate has provided some comfort” for...

Dow Plunges in Spite of Emergency Rate Cut
Dow Plunges in Spite of
Emergency Rate Cut
MARKETS
Mar 3, 2020 3:00 PM CST

Dow Plunges in Spite of Emergency Rate Cut

Falls 785 points after Fed move

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 785 points and bond prices surged after an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to reassure markets racked by worries that a fast-spreading virus outbreak could lead to a recession. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped below 1% for the...

Dow Surges 1,293 Points
Dow Sees Biggest-Ever
Single-Day Point Gain
MARKETS
Mar 2, 2020 3:13 PM CST

Dow Sees Biggest-Ever Single-Day Point Gain

It surges 1,293 on hopes for central bank help on the economy

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 1,200 points, or 5%, on hopes that central banks will take action to shelter the global economy from the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, the AP reports. The huge gains clawed back some of the ground lost in a massive sell-off...

Dow Rises at the Open, but &#39;Volatile&#39; Day Expected
Dow Rises After
Overnight Swings
Mar 2, 2020 8:39 AM CST

Dow Rises After Overnight Swings

Major American indexes are up

(Newser) - The morning's word in regard to the markets: "volatile," per the Wall Street Journal and CNBC . Investors are simultaneously worried about the worsening coronavirus outbreak and hopeful that central banks around the world will be taking steps to protect markets. Dow futures reflected that, rising and falling...

Markets Wrap Up Worst Week Since 2008

Dow falls more than 350, though a surge came late

(Newser) - The good news about the stock market from Friday is that it wasn't half as bad as Thursday and the week is over. The Dow fell more than 350 points as the markets wrapped up their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, reports CNBC . At one point,...

Markets Tank Again, Near Biggest Weekly Loss Since '08

Dow falls 600 at the open

(Newser) - The market misery continues. The Dow fell 600 points, about 2%, at the open on Friday, mirroring similar falls in Europe and Asia, reports CNBC . The Dow then seemed to stabilize a bit in the opening minutes and was trading down about 500 points before plunging again. It dropped 1,...

Dow Plunges Nearly 1.2K on Outbreak Fears
Dow Plunges Nearly 1.2K 
on Outbreak Fears
updated
Feb 27, 2020 3:00 PM CST

Dow Plunges Nearly 1.2K on Outbreak Fears

Market closes in correction territory

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank nearly 1,200 points Thursday, deepening a weeklong global market rout caused by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will wreak havov on the global economy, the AP reports. Bond prices soared again as investors sought safe places to park money, sending the yield on...

Virus News Brings Unwanted Milestone to the Dow

Index is down 10% from its record high of 2 weeks ago, on track for official 'correction'

(Newser) - Another morning of bad news on the coronavirus front has led to yet another bad morning on Wall Street. The Dow fell more than 500 points, about 2%, in the opening minutes, putting the index down 10% from its record high of two weeks ago, reports the AP . If the...

US Stocks Extend Their Losses
US Stocks Extend Their Losses
MARKETS
Feb 26, 2020 3:16 PM CST

US Stocks Extend Their Losses

Giving up early gains on Wall Street

(Newser) - Stocks gave up early gains and ended lower, extending their losses for the week, the AP reports. Worries about economic fallout from the virus outbreak that originated in China has fueled a sharp sell-off that wiped out the market's gains for the year. Energy stocks sank along with the...

Dow Ends Day Down 878
Dow Ends Day Down 878
MARKETS
Feb 25, 2020 3:00 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 878

Amid fears virus will stunt US economy

(Newser) - Stocks slumped and bond prices soared for the second day in a row as fears spread that the widening coronavirus outbreak will put the brakes on the global economy, the AP reports. The losses came a day after the market's biggest drop in two years . Investors plowed money into...

After a Brutal Monday, Stocks Are Stable
Markets Calm After
Monday's Blowout
Feb 25, 2020 9:31 AM CST

Markets Calm After Monday's Blowout

Dow is actually up after the big plunge

(Newser) - Monday would have been a great day to avoid checking on your 401(k). Tuesday, however, is much more stable. In the first half-hour of trading, the Dow actually rose by more than 100 points on news related to the coronavirus and its effects, though it was back in the red...

Dow Sees Biggest Drop in 2 Years Amid Outbreak Fears

It falls 1,031 points

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,000 points as the spread of the new coronavirus threatened wider damage to the global economy, the AP reports. The drop was the worst for the index in two years and wiped out its gains so far in 2020. Nervous investors...

Dow Plummets 900 on Virus Fears
Dow Plummets 
on Coronavirus Fears
UPDATED
Feb 24, 2020 8:41 AM CST

Dow Plummets on Coronavirus Fears

Index dropped more than 900 in opening minutes

(Newser) - It's shaping up to be a brutal day on the stock market thanks to rising coronavirus fears . The Dow plunged more than 900 points in the opening minutes on Monday, before recovering a bit. At 9:40am, the index was down 778 points, or 2.6%. That follows similar...

It's Another Rough Day on Wall Street Over Virus

Dow falls more than 220 points

(Newser) - Stocks fell and bond prices rose sharply on Wall Street Friday amid signs that economic fallout from the viral outbreak that originated in China is hurting US companies, per the AP . The yield on the 30-year Treasury reached a record low as investors sought the safety of government bonds, driving...

Jitters Return to Stock Market
Jitters Return to Stock Market
MARKETS
Feb 20, 2020 3:00 PM CST

Jitters Return to Stock Market

Dow ends day down 128

(Newser) - Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as jitters about the economic fallout from the viral outbreak in China returned to the market, the AP reports. Major indexes started slightly higher Thursday then took a tumble in late morning trading before recovering some of their losses. The choppy trading came...

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