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Markets Alert
from The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks posted their biggest losses of the year following another disappointing employment report.
The Dow industrials sank 274.88 points, or 2.2%, to 12118.57, turning negative for the year. The Nasdaq composite lost 79.86, or 2.8%, to 2747.48. The S&P 500 fell 32.29, or 2.5%, to 1278.04.
Gold prices shot up 3.7% to $1,620.50 a troy ounce. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.467%, its first time ever below 1.5%. Crude-oil slumped 3.8%. The dollar retreated against the euro and yen.
Markets Alert
from The Wall Street Journal
A third straight disappointing monthly U.S. jobs report sent stocks tumbling and pushed the Dow industrials into the red for the year.
After the first hour of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 201 points to 12192. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index was down 23 points to 1286 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 56 points to 2771. The yield on 10-year Treasurys fell to 1.47%. Oil futures were down while gold rose.
Katherine
Markets Alert
from The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks posted their biggest losses of the year following another disappointing employment report.
The Dow industrials sank 274.88 points, or 2.2%, to 12118.57, turning negative for the year. The Nasdaq composite lost 79.86, or 2.8%, to 2747.48. The S&P 500 fell 32.29, or 2.5%, to 1278.04.
Gold prices shot up 3.7% to $1,620.50 a troy ounce. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.467%, its first time ever below 1.5%. Crude-oil slumped 3.8%. The dollar retreated against the euro and yen.
Markets Alert
from The Wall Street Journal
A third straight disappointing monthly U.S. jobs report sent stocks tumbling and pushed the Dow industrials into the red for the year.
After the first hour of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 201 points to 12192. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index was down 23 points to 1286 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 56 points to 2771. The yield on 10-year Treasurys fell to 1.47%. Oil futures were down while gold rose.
Katherine