MARLEY JAY / The Associated PressMar 22, 2018
The Dow Jones industrial average drops 724.42 points (2.9 percent) on investor worries that trade tensions between the U.S. and China will escalate. Planned sanctions include tariffs on $48 billion worth of Chinese imports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMar 1, 2018
The Dow Jones industrial average falls 420 points, or 1.7 percent, to 24,608, on worries that the president's planned tariffs will lead to retaliation from other countries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
MARLEY JAY / The Associated PressFeb 8, 2018
The Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500 market indexes have dropped 10 percent from their all-time highs, set Jan. 26. This puts them in what Wall Street calls a correction, their first in almost two years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
MARLEY JAY / The Associated PressJan 4, 2018
The new mark comes just five weeks after 24,000 was reached in an eight-year rally that continues to confound skeptics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 24, 2015
Although they ended with still more losses, U.S. stock markets recovered partly Monday after a plummet to dramatic lows fueled by fears of a collapse in the Chinese economy. The shock experienced in recent days was predictable, writes Guardian economics editor Larry Elliot. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 10, 2014
How can bad news on Main Street (only 113,000 jobs were created in January, on top of a meager 74,000 in December) cause good news on Wall Street? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 2, 2012
Jittery investors now have even more to worry about after a disappointing May jobs report slammed Wall Street on Friday, wiping out the entire gains for the stock market this year. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 275 points, or 2.2 percent. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 were also down, dropping 2.8 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 29, 2012
Days after a law firm launched a class-action lawsuit on behalf of investors against Facebook and its bankers, alleging that certain investors were given preferential treatment, Facebook’s shares dipped during Tuesday's trading to near $29, more than 20% under its IPO price. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 23, 2012
The fallout over Facebook's botched IPO continued on Tuesday with a lawsuit filed against NASDAQ over mishandled orders and word that regulators may investigate Morgan Stanley, which helped set the price of the stock, and other underwriting banks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 18, 2012
Investors raced to get a piece of the Facebook pie Thursday, as one of the most eagerly anticipated initial public offerings finally became available to a select few. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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