Dow suffers worst one-day loss since 1987
Wall Street’s sell-off sidelines Fed's move to calm markets
13 March 2020 - 00:12
New York — The Dow suffered its worst session since 1987 on Thursday, plunging 10% as emergency measures by central banks failed to douse mounting recession fears due to the coronavirus.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 2,350 points, or 10%, at 21,200.62. The broad-based S&P 500 plunged 9.5% to 2,480.64, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 9.4% to 7,201.80...
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