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U.S. stock markets are closed to observe Juneteenth for the first time in history. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are shut today in observation of the newest federal holiday, adding it to the list of market holidays that also includes Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Source: Is the Stock Market Closed on Juneteenth? […]
Stocks rallied fiercely Monday afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing 936 points higher. CNN reports that the 936 point gain was the largest ever during a session on a point basis, and the day’s 11.1% increase in the DJIA was the fourth-best day ever on a percentage basis. The Standard & Poor’s 500 […]
Huge losses in the final 30 minutes of trading pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 678 points today to 8,579, under the 9,000 level for the first time since August 2003. MarketWatch reports that today was the third-biggest single-session point decline ever, leaving the DJIA 40% below its peak a year ago. Read the […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 10,365, down 777 points, or 7%. The 777 point decline is the worst one-day point loss in its history, topping Sept. 17, 2001, when it plunged 684 points. Reuters has this video summarizing the day on Wall Street: