Dec 18 How the economy could become Trump’s biggest re-election threat By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump has tied his political fortunes to the stock market in an unprecedented fashion, which could end up hurting his 2020 re-election bid. Continue reading
Dec 17 Second straight plunge knocks stocks to lowest levels in more than a year By Marley Jay, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 507 points after a 496-point drop Friday, and all the major stock indexes fell at least 2 percent. Continue reading
Dec 14 Stocks plunge on fears of weak global economic growth By Marley Jay, Associated Press Weak economic data from China and Europe sparked concerns about the global economy, prompting a stock sell-off. Continue reading
Dec 06 Dow plunges again on fears of heightened tensions with China By Alex Veiga, Associated Press The arrest of a senior Chinese technology executive overshadowed some positive comments on trade from Beijing on Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 6:28 News Wrap: Markets tumble amid China trade uncertainty In our Tuesday news wrap, the Dow Jones plunged nearly 800 points amidst a market meltdown, as uncertainty emerged over President Trump’s possible trade deal with China. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also dropped more than 3 percent. Meanwhile, a… Continue watching
Dec 04 Stocks plunge amid confusion over U.S.-China trade truce By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press After a series of confusing and conflicting words from President Trump and some senior officials, the Dow Jones shed about 800 points, or 3.1%. Continue reading
Dec 03 Stocks open higher on U.S.-China trade truce By Alex Veiga, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 400 points in early trading Monday. Continue reading
Nov 23 S&P 500 again dips into ‘correction’ territory By Alex Veiga, Associated Press The S&P index is down 10.2 percent from its last all-time high set Sept. 20. Continue reading
Nov 20 Stock market falls into the red for the year as tech giants sink again By Marley Jay, Associated Press Stocks dropped again Tuesday as losses mounted for the world's largest technology companies. Retailers also fell, and energy companies plunged with oil prices as the market sank back into the red for the year. Continue reading
Nov 19 U.S. stocks slide as tech, internet companies sustain big losses By Marley Jay, Associated Press Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, the most valuable companies on the market, saw some of the worst losses Monday. Continue reading