Fear is back in the air on Wall Street
Fear is back in the air on Wall Street
3 August 2024
Stocks tumbled yesterday after new government data showed a steep decline in hiring in July, spurring concerns that economic activity is slowing faster than economists expected.
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 980 points, in early trade before paring its losses, to close down 611 points.
The Nasdaq Composite slid 2.4%, fueled by disappointing quarterly earnings from bellwethers such as Amazon, Intel and Tesla.
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