(WSJ) — Stocks fell as investors fled riskier assets, spooked by worries over the health of European banks and tensions on the Korean peninsula. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 185 points, or 1.8%, to 9881 in recent trading. It last closed below 10000 on Feb. 8. Global markets are slammed by growing tensions between […]
(BusinessWeek.com) — As the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 9.2% today — the biggest intraday decline since Oct. 19, 1987 — cable news channels were showing protests in Athens. The video gave the impression that the stock decline and the Greek fiscal crisis were directly linked. Not so fast. Many suspect there was some technical […]
It's beginning to feel like the stock market has answered the challenge that has befuddled mankind.